It was a treat to find by accident the spookily deep gullies, abandoned tunnels and slate ruins of the once prestigious Clogau gold mine. This dramatic location with its hilltop ruins and mountain views begs a visit in early morning light…
Posts Tagged ‘Snowdonia’
Slate Mill
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Snowdon
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
A cafe? You can no longer call this a cafe. The new summit station on Snowdon is wonderful. It’s not open yet mind you, but with squinted eyes you can just about steal a view of the interior – it’s all Welsh slate, oak and stainless steel. Here’s to great architecture! More information here
Y Lliwedd Ridge
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Snowdon Horseshoe
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Glyder Fawr, Glyder Fach, Trefan
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
A Storm over Snowdon
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
This simple looking image is the result of lots of hard work – it’s crafted from a set of images stitched together. The original picture is now massive would fill a wall without looking at all pixely. I really like it a lot. This might be because of the effort involved in building it and the knowledge this has so much potential to print really big. I am hoping I just like it because its full of drama and reminds me of classical biblical paintings – only time and some expensive printing will tell…
Llanberis Slate Quarry
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
I had only walked through the slate quarry at Llanberis once a few years back. That was a purposeful group march to access the peaks above the quarry. I remember feeling then that the ghosts of the past seemed to linger in the abandoned workers buildings and made a point to get back there with more time. Years later, on the edge of a storm and alone, this visit felt like wandering through a wonderful and abandoned gothic film set.
