Cwmorthin Slate Quarry - Cross Mill (1982)
A 1982 scene of the Cross Mill taken from the original "modern" quarry road. Apologies for the below-average quality of my shot, but i've included it because views of the Cross Mill seem to be rare, and it shows the remains before they were later adapted into a new mill building during the late 1980s / early 1990s reworking of the site.
Note the two walls in the middle of the mill that supported the centrally mounted overshot waterwheel. Bottom right of shot is the foot of the Lake Incline, and surging its way through the site is the swollen Afon Cwmorthin.
Unfortunately, as previously mentioned, all of the Cross Mill remains have since been totally levelled.
Camera: Pentax MX | 35mm Negative
Date: 24 August 1982 | © TJW: ROTWSI
Cwmorthin Slate Quarry - Cross Mill (1982)
A 1982 scene of the Cross Mill taken from the original "modern" quarry road. Apologies for the below-average quality of my shot, but i've included it because views of the Cross Mill seem to be rare, and it shows the remains before they were later adapted into a new mill building during the late 1980s / early 1990s reworking of the site.
Note the two walls in the middle of the mill that supported the centrally mounted overshot waterwheel. Bottom right of shot is the foot of the Lake Incline, and surging its way through the site is the swollen Afon Cwmorthin.
Unfortunately, as previously mentioned, all of the Cross Mill remains have since been totally levelled.
Camera: Pentax MX | 35mm Negative
Date: 24 August 1982 | © TJW: ROTWSI