Another question about this threatened locality: is there an e-mail address
to which messages of concern can be sent?
-Woodrow Thompson
Maine Geological Survey
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Waterhouse [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 1:59 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Dorothea Quarry & Beam Engine
Perhaps it would be helpful to members if you could explain the importance
of the Dorothea Beam Engine. I've only vaguely heard of it, so would like
to know more. Are there any web sites which help?
>
> From: Andrew Hurrell <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed 12/Mar/2003 18:24 GMT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Dorothea Quarry & Beam Engine
>
> I have been receiving news over the last couple of weeks that the Dorothea
> Beam Engine is under a greatly increase threat.
>
> Planning applications put in by the sites owner have been turned down at
> appeal and either as a direct result of this or by the owner withdrawing
> cooperation, the £40,000 or so, of grant money for conservation has been
> lost.
>
> The local historian and campaigner for the engine, Dr Gwynfor Jones, has
> asked me to circulate this news and his request for people to write to the
> local authority.
>
> Letters should be polite and encouraging, tinged with worry, but without
> putting the officials under pressure (we do not want to upstep anybody at
> this stage), and should make reference to the importance of the
> Dorothea Quarry site in terms of I.A. and possibly as a visitor
attraction.
> Letters should be sent to the Chief Executive and the Chief of Planning of
> Gwynedd County Council, County offices, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, with cc's to
> the local Welsh Assembly Member Dafydd Wigley AM, 8 Castle Street,
> Caernarfon.
>
> I hope this is not an unsuitable request to make through the list, I would
> not ask for this kind of help for anything less than the Dorothea site.
>
> Regards
>
> Andrew
>
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