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lady belinda
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16 years ago

has any one been in manod repository lately it is very soon going to disappear they have broke through in to one chamber from the quarry above not long now for another piece of our history

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Barney
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16 years ago

Have they? how do you know this, do you live nearby???

lady belinda
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16 years ago

i live near wrexham and go to snowdonia a lot exploring old history and had a look at a quarry i now know to be manod we went in to a opend chamber and found the old brick buildings which are nearly all gone

Barney
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16 years ago

It is worth noting, for anyone reading this thread, that Manod is still a working quarry (now known as cwt Y Bugail) and any access gained would be deemed as trespassing.
I visited the place in September 1983 when a one-off open day was organised, there was a gaping hole to daylight in a chamber with a crane, if i remember correctly. Could this be the one that you speak of?

Vanoord
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16 years ago

From what I understand, when the chambers were abandoned in the early 1980s, the roofs were removed from the buildings and those in worst condition were partially demolished to make them safe.

As Barney says, Cwt-y-Bugail is a working quarry and as such should not be entered - particularly as the after-effects of blasting are likely to result in hazardous rock falls.

Hello again darkness, my old friend...

lady belinda
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16 years ago

i now know that the qurry is working so will not be going there again and yes there was a crane in the bottom of the chamber thanks for your replys on my question

Vanoord
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16 years ago

There's plenty of abandoned workings to have a look at in other parts of north Wales, including some where the owners are okay with people going in and also some that have been inspected for group access.

Have you been into any other mine in north Wales? If you've not, we'll probably have a couple of beginners' trips in the spring that you'd be welcome on 🙂

Hello again darkness, my old friend...

hymac580c
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16 years ago

My father's brother, Emrys E**** used to work there as an electritian on the air conditioning in the old days. He died aged 73 in 1975. In his retirement days he used to repair car radators, Grandfather clocks, radios etc etc. I will have to ask my cousin in what years he used to work there.

Bellach dim ond swn y gwynt yn chwibian, lle bu gynt yr engan ar cynion yn tincian.

lady belinda
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16 years ago

ive been in a few other mines with my brother but are not qualified in rope work as yet but would like the chance to meet like minded people and this weekend will be going to maenofferen to look at damage done by idiots is any one else up there then

robnorthwales
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16 years ago

#10

Belinda, feel free to have a look at the SRT training sessions thread, put yourself down if interested. It'll be nice if there's someone else for people to laugh at 😉 and not just me.

Madness takes its toll, please carry exact change

lady belinda
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16 years ago

#11

ok i will have a look

lady belinda
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16 years ago

#12

i had a look at the srt training and looks ok i would be interested as im getting older i think more about safety

hymac580c
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16 years ago

#13

Have a look at this website for some information of Manod in WW2 and in the 1960's.
http://www.penmorfa.com/Rhiwbach/manod3.html

Sorry I cannot do the link.

[tweak]There you go sir - Barney[/tweak]

Bellach dim ond swn y gwynt yn chwibian, lle bu gynt yr engan ar cynion yn tincian.

lady belinda
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16 years ago

#14

thanks for that but i can not get the link to it as well

carnkie
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16 years ago

#15

Try this.

http://www.penmorfa.com/Rhiwbach/manod3.html

The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.

lady belinda
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16 years ago

#16

thanks got it now