Glogfach & Glogfawr Mines ~ Welsh Mines Preservation Trust

This is part of Graham Levins’ Photo Archive.

Glogfach Mine (SN 747 707) & Glogfawr Mine (SN747 705)

I am combining these two mines as they are very close neighbours. They are the last two of the four mines drained by Level Fawr Pontrhydygroes.

2nd Ed 6 inch OS Map. People’s Collection Wales.

Glogfach Mine 1990

Glogfach, Crusher House in distance.

Glogfach Crusher House, looking west.

Glogfach Crusher House, looking south west.

Glogfach Mine 1993

Glogfach Crusher House.

Glogfach Crusher House.

Glogfach Crusher House.

Shaft next to Crusher House, with Citroen 2cv.

East Glogfach Shaft.

Wheel-pit for pumping Skinner’s Shaft.

Wheel-pit for pumping Skinner’s Shaft.

Glogfach Engine Shaft.

Glogfach Western Shaft.

Glogfawr Mine 1993

Glogfawr reservoir.

Glogfawr reservoir dam.

Buddle and wheel-pit.

Wheel-pit.

Buddle.

Buddle.

Concrete building south of wheel-pit.

Looking south from Glogfawr across Marchnant valley, Esgair Mwyn Mine in distance.

Western Adit in Marchnant valley.

Eastern Adit in Marchnant valley.

Eastern Adit in Marchnant valley.

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