Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Quarry Incline at Cwm Penmachno (upper part)
Bro Machno, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cwm Penmachno, Bro Machno, Conwy, designated on 17 July 1992.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 17 July 1992
- Locality
- Cwm Penmachno
- Community
- Bro Machno
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.00431, -3.86262
- Cadw reference
- 5878
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Foot of incline approximately 450m to S of Glanaber Terrace. Reached via path beginning at SH 752 472.
History
Mid C19 incline for transport of slate from quarry terraces; part of disused Cwm Machno slate quarries.
Exterior
Incline of 2 tracks and of the water balanced type, engineered across series of quarry terraces. Slate waste rubble incline with two parallel tracks. Tracks have surface of flat slabs. Built-up to a height of circa 5m from ground but varying according to terracing of quarry. Width circa 4m. Sides of incline have deep slate rubble buttresses which continue above trackway. Towards bottom of section is archway circa 2m high and wide; drystone slate rubble voussoirs. At top of incline is stepped platform with remains of former drumhouse; steps lead up to platform from ground level on W side.
Incline above former drumhouse platform continues in fragmentary form and is not of special interest.
Nearby in the register
- Cwm Penmachno Slate Quarry InclineInclineunder 1 mi
- Quarry Incline at Cwm Penmachno (Lower Part)Industrialunder 1 mi
- 1 Rhiw Fach TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 2 Rhiw Fach TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.