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VIEW ONE PHOTO ALBUM

Owner: Nigel Dibben

Moel Fferna Slate Quarry

Date: 5 February 2011

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Rigging the entrance pitch in the rain, sleet, wind, ...	Lauren at the first incline pointing to the dismantled brake drum	The famous cog, a distinctive feature of Moel Fferna, possibly made by Wrexham coal miners	General view of the workings
Tom examining one of the winches used in the working areas	A clear view of how the access tunnels on each level cut across the main workings	The Bridge of Death, or BOD, as Ed calls it	Looking down from the Bridge of Death - the pipe is a compressed air line
The Bridge of Death from the other side	Another general view of thew workings	A chain and bar ladder up to the working face	Looking down from one of the horizontal tramways - some of the slopes were very slippery (note the l
Climbing up at the working face on Level 7	Tom trying to see where the water comes out and John about to demonstrate to him	The brake drum on the upper incline with lighting and equipment in place	If this is to believed, the graffiti shows the final closure date of the quarry
The whole team at the top of the first internal incline

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