The Floor 7 Mill in the 1970's (photo)

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merddinemrys
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17 years ago

Is this the incline that came out in the chamber which has now been covered and contains the Caban on the Miner's Tramway? I think I vaguely remember the time you could see the bottom of it on the tour. The rockman display used to be in another chamber off to the left.

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LAP
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17 years ago

I think I also remember the incline from the MT chamber. Why did they cover it?

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

grahami
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17 years ago

Patience - I'll upload that view in a mo.... but no, I don't know why they covered it - apart from the fact that they may have been worried about their large scale untopping etc. work above it sending rocks down into the opening.

Grahami

The map is the territory - especially in chain scale.

merddinemrys
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17 years ago

I know lots of people have been disappointed after seeing daylight shining out from the cracks in the false ceiling!

JohnnearCfon
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17 years ago

"grahami" wrote:
Patience - I'll upload that view in a mo.... but no, I don't know why they covered it - apart from the fact that they may have been worried about their large scale untopping etc. work above it sending rocks down into the opening.

Grahami

I doubt that the timber and plywood construction would stop much!

LAP
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17 years ago

"JohnnearCfon" wrote:

"grahami" wrote:
Patience - I'll upload that view in a mo.... but no, I don't know why they covered it - apart from the fact that they may have been worried about their large scale untopping etc. work above it sending rocks down into the opening.

Grahami

I doubt that the timber and plywood construction would stop much!

I agree.
I think I read on an ME forum that it was because Greaves wanted the chamber to look like it had no connection the surface (going up) - so just decided to put some wood there and pretend it was part of the chamber wall.

merddinemrys
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17 years ago

That kind of makes sense and I don't blame them. Chough's has daylight streaming in though with no attempt to conceal it.

JohnnearCfon
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17 years ago

A great collection of photos Graham. It is just a shame so much has now gone.

JohnnearCfon
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17 years ago

"LAP" wrote:

I agree.
I think I read on an ME forum that it was because Greaves wanted the chamber to look like it had no connection the surface (going up) - so just decided to put some wood there and pretend it was part of the chamber wall.

Thinking on that a bit more, I wonder why they didn't just re-vamp the chamber they had been using before? Seems a lot of work just for a couple of wagons and dummies when they already had the chamber next door in use for a similar display.

Barney
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17 years ago

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With a sound understanding of how to run a business, (quarry tours) Llechwedd would be a fantastic place I.E. not just leaving a 30 odd year old display to continue to hopefully attract people.
In the 70's and 80's there were 4 hour que's to ride on the tramway. Has the penny not dropped yet that the public might want to see something different? So get some artefacts in the right places for a start because lets face it, there isn't much to see on the tour. :curse:

JohnnearCfon
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17 years ago

#11

I understand Llechwedd have now appointed a new manager for QT. A position that has been unfilled for a couple of years or more. Maybe things will improve.