Gwernor


Slate Quarry
Worked from 1860 to 1915

Jan 1st, 2024 from GWSI by Buddle-Bot

Nov 18th, 2025 by BertyBasset



North Wales
Talysarn
53.0486565, -4.2391829
SH 5000 5250
Private Land
110m
#1,303


Flooded pit. Remains of buildings.*

This small open pit operated sporadically from 1860 until 1915. Water power—likely delivered through a turbine—drove the mill, which housed two saws and two planers. A waterwheel supplied energy both for pumping and for running a chain incline, while a later addition of an oil engine powered the air compressor. Waste material was tipped to the north of the public road. Without any railway access, all slate produced at the quarry had to be carted by road to Talysarn station for onward transport.



This small open pit operated sporadically from 1860 until 1915. Water power—likely delivered through a turbine—drove the mill, which housed two saws and two planers. A waterwheel supplied energy both for pumping and for running a chain incline, while a later addition of an oil engine powered the air compressor. Waste material was tipped to the north of the public road. Without any railway access, all slate produced at the quarry had to be carted by road to Talysarn station for onward transport.


Publications (1)

  • Richards, Alun John (1991); Gazeteer of the Welsh Slate Industry, A; Gwasg Carreg Gwalch 978-0863811968





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