At the base of the manway on floor C it was possible to look down to floor E and the crane-like winder at the head of the flooded E-G incline, which can be seen as the dark square above the winder structure in the photo. This short incline was driven by Oakeley to extract slate below Cwmorthin's own workings.
This photograph is by dwarrowdelf and was uploaded May 27th 2011. © dwarrowdelf please do not copy or distribute without prior express permission.
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