2007

SH2228 : View east across the Rhiw and Benallt manganese mines

taken 16 years ago, near to Rhiw, Gwynedd, Wales

View east across the Rhiw and Benallt manganese mines
View east across the Rhiw and Benallt manganese mines
The Rhiw mine (nearest the camera) was on Crown owned land and Benallt on land belonging to the Nanhoron estate. But, during their most productive years, 1914-18 and 1939-45, when they produced 100% of Britain's manganese output, they, and the adjoining Ty Canol and Tyddyn Meirion mines, were worked as one unit. The following link gives a fuller history of these mines.

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A view of the mine in its hey-day is shown on the following link

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This photo is linked from: Articles: · Great War Centenary Automatic Clusters: · Benallt Manganese [8] · Rhiw Crown [4] ·
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SH2228, 53 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Eric Jones   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 9 November, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 14 November, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 221 281 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:49.3047N 4:38.4166W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 221 283
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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