Gorseddau Quarry

On 20th March 2019, I walked alone to the Gorseddau slate quarry, along the horse drawn tramway.  It is only about 3 miles but was incredibly interesting.  The history of the quarry can be read here... Brief history My walk starts from the majestic ruin that is the slate mill at Ynys-y-Pandy.  Beautifully built with arched windows, a false chimney and room for the 26ft water wheel and multiple cutting saws. The power to drive the massive cutting and planing tools was via a water wheel nearly 30 feet across.  A reservoir was constructed further up the valley to supply the water via various feeder routes including what must have been a raised water trough to get water to enter the mill above the level of the stream. Here you can see the slate mill and the tramways curving towards it.  I suspect that the slate arrived on the lower one which is to the left of the raised one and the finished products came out on the raised tramway, ready to be pulled ...