Morben Powder House
A photo from my discontinued Blogger blog of the big powder house at Morben, near Derwenlas, south of Machynlleth.
The National Library of Wales records contain a document by J H Evans (3) which sheds a tiny chink of light on the mysteries of the site:
"One of the last two boats to sail to Derwenlas brought a load of powder to be stored in a magazine-which is still there, up in the woods by Morben Quarry -and taken out when wanted by the quarries at Corris and Aberllefeni. The boat lay by the side of a meadow close by and the powder, in small casks, was taken to the magazine. The day was a jubilee for the hauliers, as they got good pay for the haulage. The secretary of the powder company was Mr. John Evans, father of Mr. W. P. Evans, J.P., and Mr. Albert Evans."
Gazetteer of Slate Quarrying in Wales, Alun John Richards, ISBN: 1-84524-074-X
Morben Powder House
A photo from my discontinued Blogger blog of the big powder house at Morben, near Derwenlas, south of Machynlleth.
The National Library of Wales records contain a document by J H Evans (3) which sheds a tiny chink of light on the mysteries of the site:
"One of the last two boats to sail to Derwenlas brought a load of powder to be stored in a magazine-which is still there, up in the woods by Morben Quarry -and taken out when wanted by the quarries at Corris and Aberllefeni. The boat lay by the side of a meadow close by and the powder, in small casks, was taken to the magazine. The day was a jubilee for the hauliers, as they got good pay for the haulage. The secretary of the powder company was Mr. John Evans, father of Mr. W. P. Evans, J.P., and Mr. Albert Evans."
Gazetteer of Slate Quarrying in Wales, Alun John Richards, ISBN: 1-84524-074-X