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Abergynolwyn
Abergynolwyn () is a village in southern Gwynedd, Wales, located at the confluence of the Nant Gwernol and the Afon Dysynni. The population of the community which is named after the village of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant was 339 at the 2011 census. History Historically, the village was part of Merionethshire and its main industry was slate quarrying. The village was founded in the 1860s to house workers at the nearby Bryn Eglwys quarry. The quarry brought in migrant workers from other areas of Wales and at one time the village had an Anglican church and three nonconformist chapels. The slate was shipped to the coast on the Talyllyn Railway. A decline in the demand for Welsh slate caused reductions in the workforce, and the quarry finally closed in 1948. Today farming, forestry and tourism are the major local industries. Transportation Talyllyn Railway The village pub, the Railway Inn, is named after the Talyllyn Railway whose narrow gauge branch once reached into the heart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talyllyn Railway
The Talyllyn Railway () is a narrow-gauge railway in Wales running for from Tywyn on the Mid-Wales coast to Nant Gwernol railway station, Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. The line was opened in 1865Drummond 2015, page 17 to carry slate from the quarries at Bryn Eglwys to Tywyn, and was the first narrow gauge railway in Britain authorised by Act of parliament#United Kingdom, Act of Parliament to carry passengers using steam haulage. Despite severe underinvestment, the line remained open, and in 1951 it became the first railway in the world to be preserved as a heritage railway by volunteers. Since preservation, the railway has operated as a tourist attraction, expanding its rolling stock through acquisition and an engineering programme to build new locomotives and carriages. In 1976, an extension was opened along the former mineral line from Abergynolwyn to the new station at Nant Gwernol. In 2005 a major rebuilding and extension of Tywyn Wharf railway station, Ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abergynolwyn Railway Station
Abergynolwyn railway station is a railway station, station on the Talyllyn Railway near Abergynolwyn, Gwynedd, in Mid-Wales. It is from . The name 'Abergynolwyn' means 'Mouth-of-the-River-with-a-Whirlpool'. History Pre-preservation Operation Abergynolwyn was the original passenger terminus. A mineral line extended south-west to the Cable railway, incline up to the Slate industry in Wales, slate quarry at Bryn Eglwys. The railway's first locomotive shed was at Ty Dwr, west of the station. This location was chosen as it had a plentiful water supply from the local stream, and was close to the quarry, which supplied some of the building materials. From February 1867, passenger trains started from instead, where the railway's permanent locomotive shed had been built. The siding leading to the locomotive shed at Ty Dwr was removed, but the water column was retained, and was still used until the early 1950s.''Talyllyn News'' – the quarterly magazine of the TRPS – issue nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abergynolwyn
Abergynolwyn () is a village in southern Gwynedd, Wales, located at the confluence of the Nant Gwernol and the Afon Dysynni. The population of the community which is named after the village of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant was 339 at the 2011 census. History Historically, the village was part of Merionethshire and its main industry was slate quarrying. The village was founded in the 1860s to house workers at the nearby Bryn Eglwys quarry. The quarry brought in migrant workers from other areas of Wales and at one time the village had an Anglican church and three nonconformist chapels. The slate was shipped to the coast on the Talyllyn Railway. A decline in the demand for Welsh slate caused reductions in the workforce, and the quarry finally closed in 1948. Today farming, forestry and tourism are the major local industries. Transportation Talyllyn Railway The village pub, the Railway Inn, is named after the Talyllyn Railway whose narrow gauge branch once reached into the heart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryn Eglwys
Bryn Eglwys quarry was a Slate industry in Wales, slate quarry and mine near Abergynolwyn, in Merionethshire (now part of Gwynedd), Wales. More than 300 men worked at the site, making it the principal employer in the area. Two veins of slate, known as the Broad Vein and the Narrow Vein, were worked. The geology continues eastwards towards Corris and Dinas Mawddwy, and westwards towards Tywyn. It was one of many quarries that worked these veins. The site, which was in operation for just over 100 years, covered almost . It had several long tunnels up to to . However, since closure all buildings have been demolished. Most of its Cable railway, inclines and infrastructure have become part of forestry plantations. From 1866 until 1948, the quarry was served by the narrow gauge Talyllyn Railway, which took the slate down to Tywyn for transfer to the Cambrian Coast Line, main line railway. History John Pugh In 1844 John Pugh or Pughe obtained a quarrying lease from Lewis Morris, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nant Gwernol Railway Station
Nant Gwernol railway station is the eastern terminus of the Talyllyn Railway near Abergynolwyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. It is 7 miles, 28 chains (11.83 km) from . Nant Gwernol station was opened in 1976; before 1976 this upper part of the line had only been used for goods services. The station is built on the site of the former marshalling yard at the foot of the Alltwyllt incline, which was the first of the two inclines between the Talyllyn Railway and the Bryn Eglwys Bryn Eglwys quarry was a Slate industry in Wales, slate quarry and mine near Abergynolwyn, in Merionethshire (now part of Gwynedd), Wales. More than 300 men worked at the site, making it the principal employer in the area. Two veins of slate, k ... slate quarry. This site was chosen as the terminus of the passenger line, as it was the limit of locomotive working. The station building is of timber construction, based on the station building at and the original station building at . Trains only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slate Industry In Wales
The existence of a slate industry in Wales is attested since the Roman period, when slate was used to roof the fort at Segontium, now Caernarfon. The slate industry grew slowly until the early 18th century, then rapidly during the Industrial Revolution in Wales until the late 19th century, at which time the most important slate producing areas were in northwest Wales. These sites included the Penrhyn Quarry near Bethesda, the Dinorwic Quarry near Llanberis, the Nantlle Valley quarries, and Blaenau Ffestiniog, where the slate was mined rather than quarried. Penrhyn and Dinorwig were the two largest slate quarries in the world, and the Oakeley mine at Blaenau Ffestiniog was the largest slate mine in the world. Slate is mainly used for roofing, but is also produced as thicker slab for a variety of uses including flooring, worktops, headstones as well as high quality surfaces for games such as shove ha'penny, snooker and billiards.Lindsay p. 133 Up to the end of the 18th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Dysynni
The River Dysynni () is a river in mid Wales. Its source is the Tal-y-llyn Lake () just south of the Cadair Idris massif and its mouth is in the Cardigan Bay area of the Irish Sea to the north of Tywyn. It measures about in length. Course The River Dysynni flows from the western end of Tal-y-llyn Lake in a southwesterly direction to its confluence with the Nant Gwernol at Abergynolwyn. From here it flows in a northwesterly direction to its confluence with the Afon Cader, from where it resumes its southwesterly direction, meandering through a broad valley. It is joined here by its tributary, the Afon Fathew, which flows from near Dolgoch and joins it to the east of Tywyn, near Bryncrug. The river enters Cardigan Bay through the Broad Water lagoon to the north of Tywyn, near Tonfanau. The river is interesting geologically because it exhibits river capture. This is likely to be as a result of river damming during a glacial period. The upper course of the river follows a fau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Abergynolwyn
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant is a hamlet and wider, very sparsely populated community (which includes Abergynolwyn and Tal-y-llyn) in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. It is located in the foothills of Cadair Idris, and has a population of 402, reducing to 339 at the 2011 Census. Nearby is the ruined castle of Castell y Bere, a stronghold of the Welsh princes of Gwynedd in the 13th century. History In 1800, Mary Jones walked barefoot from the village to Bala to buy a Welsh Bible. This led to the formation of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Mary Jones World, a heritage centre about her life is located near Bala Bala may refer to: Films * ''Bala'' (1976 film), an English-language dance documentary * ''Bala'' (2002 film), a Tamil-language action film * ''Bala'' (2019 film), a Hindi-language black comedy Life forms *Bala shark (''Balantiocheilos melano .... References External links Official website for St Michael's, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tal-y-llyn Lake
Tal-y-llyn Lake, (), also known as Talyllyn Lake and Llyn Myngul, is a large glacial ribbon lake in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is formed by a post-glacial massive landslip damming up the lake within the glaciated valley. The hamlet of Talyllyn lies at the west end of the lake. Name Tal-y-llyn Lake is named after the hamlet and historic parish of Tal-y-llyn. Tal-y-llyn itself is named after the lake and means 'the end of the lake' in Welsh. Literally, therefore, ''Tal-y-llyn Lake'' has the circular meaning of 'the lake at the end of the lake'. The Welsh name ''Llyn Myngul'' or ''Llyn Mwyngil'' probably derives from ''mŵn'' ('neck') and ''cul'' ('narrow'). Geography Tal-y-llyn Lake is situated to the north of Machynlleth, at the foot of Cadair Idris, in the Snowdonia mountain range of Gwynedd, Wales. The River Dysynni flows from the lake, through the village of Abergynolwyn, and discharges into the sea north of Tywyn. There is a route leading to the summit of Cadair Idris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadair Idris
Cadair Idris or Cader Idris is a mountain in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies at the southern end of the Snowdonia National Park near the town of Dolgellau. The peak, which is one of the most popular in Wales for walkers and hiking, hikers, is composed largely of Ordovician igneous rocks, with classic glaciation, glacial erosion features such as Cirque, cwms, moraines, Glacial striations, striated rocks, and roche moutonnée, roches moutonnées. Etymology means 'Idris's Chair'. Idris (giant), Idris is usually taken to be the name of a giant or, alternatively, it may refer to (or ), a 7th-century prince of Meirionnydd who won a battle against the Irish on the mountain. was in fact referred to as ('Idris the Giant') in some mediaeval genealogies of Meirionydd. The basic meaning of the word (Middle Welsh/Early Modern Welsh or ) is 'seat, chair' (borrowed from the Greek language, Greek , , 'chair'). In place names can mean 'stronghold, fort, fortress' or 'mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castell Y Bere
Castell y Bere is a Wales, Welsh castle near Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Abergynolwyn, Llanfihangel-y-pennant in Gwynedd, Wales. Constructed by Llywelyn the Great in the 1220s, the stone castle was intended to maintain his authority over the local people and to defend the south-west part of the princedom of Gwynedd. In 1282, war with Edward I of England resulted in the death of Llywelyn's grandson, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, and Castell y Bere fell to English forces. Edward I expanded the castle further and established a small town beside it. In 1294 the Welsh leader Madog ap Llywelyn mounted Welsh revolt of 1294–95, a major revolt and the castle was besieged and apparently burnt. Edward did not repair it and it became ruined. Today it is in the hands of Cadw and operated as a tourist attraction. History 1220–40 Castell y Bere was built in the 1220s by Llywelyn the Great on a rocky hillock overlooking the Dysynni Valley, near Llanfihangel-y-pennant. Traditionally the Welsh princes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
