In message <[log in to unmask]>, C J Williams
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>There was a Sims engine, erected in 1841-3, at the Ty Gwyn copper mine in
>Llandudno. There is a photograph of the engine-house, which does seem to have
>been taller than normal, in my Great Orme Mines (British Mining No 52), p30.
>
>Christopher J Williams, 65 Stancliffe Avenue, Marford, Wrexham LL12 8LN
Hi Chris,
Thanks for pointing this out. Are there any remains of the engine house
left? According to Kenneth Brown (Trevithick Soc. Journal 17) the engine
at Ti Gwynedd was larger than ours (50/90) but it would be interesting
to see any remains, should they exist.
Cheers.
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David Williams
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