Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
5877
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
17/07/1992
Date of Amendment
17/07/1992
Name of Property
Quarry Incline at Cwm Penmachno (Lower Part)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Bro Machno
Town
Locality
Cwm Penmachno
Easting
275124
Northing
346933
Street Side
Location
Foot of incline approximately 300m to S of Glanaber Terrace. Reached via path beginning at SH 752 472.
Description
Broad Class
Industrial
Period
History
Mid C19 incline for transport of slate from quarry terraces; part of disused Cwm Machno slate quarries.
Exterior
Incline of two tracks and of the water balanced type, engineered into series of quarry terraces. Slate waste rubble incline with two parallel tracks at slightly different inclinations. Tracks have surface of flat slabs. At head of section, trackway is set at lower level between platform of slate rubble masonry. At foot of incline, flat track with slab surface.
Interior
Reason for designation
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