GOES event Saturday 19th May, 2012 at 1:30pm: 'Walk and Talk' around Parc Wall

[Debbie]

An event to coincide with the Great Orme Exploration Society (GOES) exhibition at Llandudno Museum
 
Saturday May 19th at 1:30pm at Great Orme visitor Centre: A walk and talk with Steve Lea around Parc Wall to hear all about the 'overground and underground' history of Llandudno's Victorian mining industry. How did the mines manage the problem of flooding? What is a brammock rod, where were they, are there any remains of them? Just a few questions to be addressed.

Visit GOES at Llandudno Museum and test the QR codes with your smart phone. 

GOES in the Daily Post online: http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2012/04/06/llandudno-exhibition-visitors-enjoy-the-old-and-the-new-55578-30704839/
 
Visit GOES online at www.goes.org.uk

 

[Debbie]

[Debbie]

Please see PDF attachment for further details of GOES walk around Parc Wall.

[Debbie]

Friends of Llandudno Museum and The Great Orme Exploration Society

A Guided Walk on the Great Orme

Saturday 19th May 2012

Start at the Summit Visitor Centre descending towards the mining centre then around Parc Wall finishing back again at the Visitor Centre.

We will investigate the mining history of the area together with the natural features of the Great Orme

Distance Approximately 5km or 3 miles

Meet at the Summit Visitor Centre from 1:30pm

Walk Commences at 2pm with an approximate finish at 4:30pm

All donations will be in support of the Friends of Llandudno Museum

Car parking at the summit will be charged at the normal displayed rates

We would recommend suitable clothing and sturdy foot ware

The organisers reserve the right to cancel the event if the weather is unsuitable or for other unforeseen circumstances

[Debbie]

Plan of the Victorian Mining System of the Great Orme, Llandudno showing the Brammock Rod System also known as 'The Tom and Jerry' Engine; used to pump water from the ever flooded mines. After completion of the penmorfa adit (that's the horizontal one which starts on the west shore) the Tom and Jerry engine ceased to have any relevance, and over the years, the stucture gradually deteriorated.