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Gloddfa Ganol 1970S-80S

Gloddfa Ganol, "The Ffestiniog Mountain Tourist Centre" opened in 1974 on the Oakeley Middle Quarry Site.


Landrover Tour
Child ticket
Gloddfa Ganol 1970S-80S (Photo ref 59966)
Gloddfa Ganol 1970S-80S (Photo ref 59965)
Gloddfa Ganol 1970S-80S (Photo ref 59963)
Gloddfa Ganol 1970S-80S (Photo ref 59962)
Gloddfa Ganol 1970S-80S (Photo ref 59961)
Gloddfa Ganol 1970S-80S (Photo ref 59960)
Maenofferen winding gear in the bits pile 1970s
Damaged roofing timbers 1989
Rebuilding the Mill -1989 - 3
Rebuilding the Mill 1989 - 2
Rebuilding the Mill 1989 - 1
The railway in use 1988 - 16
The railway in use 1988 - 15
Hollands Lower Mill 1988
The railway in use1988 - 14
The railway in use 1988 - 13
The Railway in use 1988- 12
Thje Railway in use 1988 - 11
The railway in use 1988 -10
The railway in use 1988 - 9
The Railway in use 1988 - 8
The Railway in use 1988 - 7
The Railway in use 1988 - 6
The Railway in use 1988 - 5
The Railway in use 1988 -3
The Railway in use 1988 - 2
The Railway in Use 1988
Head of Steel - 1987/88
Holland's Mill Loop in progress 1987/8 - 1
Tramway loop - in progress
A 'New' Tramway begins 1987/8
Splitting and Dressing
The 'Modern' Saw
The 'Laser' saw
A crowded Mill
The 'Big Saw' Indoors
Roofing the Slab Mill Extension
Extending the Slab Mill to form the 'Shop'
Testing the 'Big Saw' - 4
Testing the 'Big Saw' - 3
Testing the 'Big Saw' - 2
Testing the 'Big Saw' -1
The 'Big Saw' bits - 5
The 'Big Saw' bits - 4
The 'Big Saw' bits - 3
The 'Big Saw' bits - 2
The 'Big Saw' bits - 1
Preparing for the 'Big Saw'