Pompren


Slate Quarry
Worked from 1840s

Jan 1st, 2024 from GWSI by Buddle-Bot

Nov 23rd, 2025 by BertyBasset



North Wales
Dolwyddelan
53.0491333, -3.902015
SH 7260 5190
Private Land
190m
#1,327


Two pits and adits.**

Fragmentary remains of dressing sheds, a smithy, and a haulage incline survive. Lower on the site are the mill ruins, including a wheel pit and launder pillars. Behind the working area are traces of a reservoir.



Commenced in 1840s, producing roughly 110 tons per annum. Material exited the two pits via a drainage adit, while waste was raised by a horse whim. Later, publisher Thomas Gee installed a hydraulic winch to haul rubbish up an incline. Gee also constructed a water-powered mill equipped with a sand saw. Employment remained under a dozen men. Although the railway ran close by, the quarry never obtained a connection. Operations ended before World War I.


Publications (1)

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





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