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Nant Gwrtheyrn quarrying village.

Before Nant Gwrtheyrn was transformed as result of Dr Carl Clowes’s campaigning the village had a rich history as a quarrying hub, established in 1861. This collection of items range from it’s time as a busy quarrying village to its subsequent derelict state.

There are 24 items in this collection

Nant Gwrtheyrn

Nant Gwrtheyrn
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Nant Gwrtheyrn in ruins c1970s

Nant Gwrtheyrn in ruins c1970s
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Port Nant school photograph 1938

Port Nant school photograph 1938
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Aerial view of Nant Gwrtheyrn and quarries 1968

Aerial view of Nant Gwrtheyrn and quarries 1968
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Letter to Dr Carl Clowes about Port Nant 1972

Letter to Dr Carl Clowes about Port Nant 1972
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Quarrymen, Nant Gwrtheyrn during 1930s

Quarrymen, Nant Gwrtheyrn during 1930s
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Quarrymen working on Small Bank

Quarrymen working on Small Bank
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Early quarrymen of Porth y Nant c1880

Early quarrymen of Porth y Nant c1880
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Last residents of Nant Gwrtheyrn c1948

Last residents of Nant Gwrtheyrn c1948
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The abandoned village of Nant Gwrtheyrn c1975

The abandoned village of Nant Gwrtheyrn c1975
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Mrs Williams walking up corkscrew hill c1940

Mrs Williams walking up corkscrew hill c1940
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Village of Nant Gwrtheyrn

Village of Nant Gwrtheyrn

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Loading SS Wythburn at Port Nant

Loading SS Wythburn at Port Nant
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Ships waiting to be loaded at Port Nant

Ships waiting to be loaded at Port Nant

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Highest bank of the quarry c1950

Highest bank of the quarry c1950
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Blowing up the granite rock

Blowing up the granite rock
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View from the top of the quarry incline 1930s

View from the top of the quarry incline 1930s
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Quarrymen waiting by the pier 1930s

Quarrymen waiting by the pier 1930s

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Village of Port Nant, 1910

Village of Port Nant, 1910
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Workers cottages at Nant Gwrtheyrn

Workers cottages at Nant Gwrtheyrn
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Abandoned village of Nant Gwrtheyrn c1975

Abandoned village of Nant Gwrtheyrn c1975
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Up the corkscrew hill from Nant Gwrtheyrn c1935

Up the corkscrew hill from Nant Gwrtheyrn c1935
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Group of local people, Nant Gwrtheyrn 1930s

Group of local people, Nant Gwrtheyrn 1930s
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