Garth Quarry opened in 1870 to produce granite setts for transport to developing towns and cities. It now produces roadstone and railway ballast. But not for long anymore, there is not much left of the hill.
I wanted to get closer, but there is no place to stop safely and from the entrance of the quarry you can't really see the quarry and the machines.
Looking for urban industrial sites in the country side. For the artist challenge.
@dailydelight would love to one day, it's still an hours drive from Porthmadog, maybe when the children are older. @yrhenwr that's a nice mythical comparison! Many redundant slate quarries, Croesor, Tanygrisiau. We've been to the copper mine near Beddgelert. Don't know about lead and silver mines though.
I like how you’ve presented this landscape. You have lines and depth - and an insterresting story to go with it. :-) (I have one of these quarries in my backyard…)
April 13th, 2016
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