Hi Em and Stu, Another interesting video, we absolutely loved it. Your presentation is excellent from you both, I know it takes a long time in planning and researching and you both do it very well. And Stu, your camera work is top notch, your drone shots showing the magnificent surrounding scenery were really good, well done. The weather is always kind in your videos or do you have to wait till it’s right? We haven’t watched all your previous videos so maybe you’ve done this already - my wife, Angie, always feels sorry for the little lad that goes with you and hangs around in the background, I think he belongs to Em. Angie says, how nice it would be if you could introduce him and let him take a part in something, it would be nice to hear from him and certainly make it more interesting for him. I know he’s very young and probably shy but wouldn’t it be good for him to learn from the masters. Oh, I just thought of something I was going to ask. Did the mine close down because the slate ran out and when? Ian and Angie.
@@ianlindsay1454 Thanks again for watching and for your lovely feedback.. I'll try my best to answer your questions the best I can although it's going to be a long one I'm afraid! 😁 To start with sadly no, the weather is definitely not always kind to us especially in North Wales, we've had to postpone or cancel many of our explores because it was just too wet many of the days especially since we usually like to spend the whole day looking around together before we start filming.. This particular quarry being fully open cast was abit of a victim of its own success, as it got bigger and produced more waste piles these started collapsing into the workings and becoming very dangerous which happened alot at quarries like this.. And as for Finley it's a hard one really, he loves coming along with us when possible and of course the 20 or so minutes you see is just a small fraction of our whole day out where we've gone around showing him everything. When we first started the channel over 7 years ago it was just something me and Stu did together at the weekends whilst Finley was with his Dad, sadly he passed away over 3 years ago now and we had to decide whether we could carry on the channel knowing we'd have to bring Finley with us most of the time which is why we've had to change the sorts of places we can safely explore these days.. Also I'm not sure how obvious it is in our videos but Finley has a learning disability which affects the way he behaves and up until recently quite badly affected his speech and so we didn't want to attract attention to this for his sake as you know some people can be quite unkind.. Saying that he does quite like making videos and I do have another UA-cam channel which focuses on family days out and holidays where Finley can be himself so if you're interested in taking a look I'll post a link below.. Plus he does feature alot more in our Patreon videos.. Thanks for your comment though, it's definitely given us something to think about in future videos especially now he's getting older, he's now actually 10 years old but this video was filmed in August last year.. Hope that helps to answer most of your questions.. 😊 youtube.com/@the-great-escapers?si=mQIDMUm1_jEj-A0U
Absolutely breath taking scenery,fascinating to see the cutting shed with the machinery still in place.I have always been interested in industrial history,there,s a certain romantic beauty about the ruins. Thanks Em for the brilliant commentary and Stu,s outstanding cinematography.😀👍
Thanks for your lovely feedback as always.. This place really is like another world.. there's just so much history to explore we could easily spend a whole week just wondering around it.. Hopefully we'll return again one day.. Thanks for watching 😊 👍
Very well presented really enjoying watching this one. I love learning about old slate mines. I am so glad we have a lot of history in the UK. Is he your son.
We are incredibly lucky to have so much history, like you say.. too much in some cases as it can be difficult to choose where to go! 😄 Yes Finley is my (Em) son, he's often with us out exploring, he wants his own channel one day! 😆 Thanks for watching, really glad you enjoyed it 😊👍
@@Benslife96 Thanks Ben.. Just a shame it took me over 14 months to finally edit the video as we've learnt so much more about how the quarries worked and could now identify alot more of the buildings, but never mind.. it was still an amazing experience which we'll never forget! Thanks for watching 😊👍
Fascinating place, been up there a few times myself. The building you are talking about at 04:00 is a weighbridge hut, yes. The boilers you see a bit further on are air tanks which were charged by massive ingersoll rand compressors, still largely in situ. These then fed a series of pipes out to the workings to power rock drills etc. The level with the compressors and cutting sheds was known as ‘Australia level’.
Thanks for the added information Paul, we've actually been sitting on this for along time as it was recorded in August 2023 during our first trip to Wales together.. Thankfully since then we'd returned to the area and learnt abit more about the quarries but watching this it does frustrate me that I didn't know more at the time.. We've since also been to Cwmorthin and Vivian quarries but we'd love to return to Dinorwic if we ever get the chance again to explore some more.. Thanks for watching 😊👍
@@ExploringWithEmAndStu Did you go underground in Cwmorthin? I did a video in there about 10years ago, fascinating place. My late friend lived in one of the Quarrymen’s cottages just down the hill from the quarry, he had researched and knew a lot about the slate industry, a great guy sadly missed.
@@Iceni_Paul No but they do tours of them and there's also an underground hotel down there now! Maybe one for me and Stu if I can ever get a baby sitter for a few days... Just a shame it's over 6 hours drive from us as there's still so much we'd like to explore around the area but alot was probably too unsafe with my son sadly.. 😏 ua-cam.com/video/sXRwhwI07LA/v-deo.html
The incline drums were gravity powered with one cable wound from the top and the other at the bottom. Loaded carts were lowered with the use of a drum brake and empty carts were pulled up as the drum revolved taking cable off the drum on one side while winding the other side cable up.
We more recently visited the nearby Vivian quarry with its fascinating and well restored incline system where we hopefully explained abit better how they worked. It's amazing to think all these inclines just worked by gravity and a man with a large brake! We love visiting them especially now we've taken the time to learn about their simple but fascinating engineering. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment 😊👍
Great place. Did you see the not so secret waterfall 😂 I've been a few times an still not found the functioning hut with lockable door & glass marble windows looking out to the lakes. Great video 👏👏
Not on this occasion sadly, we really only had time to get to the west part of the quarry. Hopefully we'll be back in the future to explore some more.. Thanks for watching 👍😊
What an amazing place! Such an adventure.. Thanks for sharing 😀
It really was an incredible experience, I'd certainly recommend it if u ever get the chance! Thanks for watching 😊 👍
Hi Em and Stu,
Another interesting video, we absolutely loved it. Your presentation is excellent from you both, I know it takes a long time in planning and researching and you both do it very well. And Stu, your camera work is top notch, your drone shots showing the magnificent surrounding scenery were really good, well done. The weather is always kind in your videos or do you have to wait till it’s right?
We haven’t watched all your previous videos so maybe you’ve done this already - my wife, Angie, always feels sorry for the little lad that goes with you and hangs around in the background, I think he belongs to Em. Angie says, how nice it would be if you could introduce him and let him take a part in something, it would be nice to hear from him and certainly make it more interesting for him. I know he’s very young and probably shy but wouldn’t it be good for him to learn from the masters. Oh, I just thought of something I was going to ask. Did the mine close down because the slate ran out and when?
Ian and Angie.
@@ianlindsay1454 Thanks again for watching and for your lovely feedback.. I'll try my best to answer your questions the best I can although it's going to be a long one I'm afraid! 😁
To start with sadly no, the weather is definitely not always kind to us especially in North Wales, we've had to postpone or cancel many of our explores because it was just too wet many of the days especially since we usually like to spend the whole day looking around together before we start filming..
This particular quarry being fully open cast was abit of a victim of its own success, as it got bigger and produced more waste piles these started collapsing into the workings and becoming very dangerous which happened alot at quarries like this..
And as for Finley it's a hard one really, he loves coming along with us when possible and of course the 20 or so minutes you see is just a small fraction of our whole day out where we've gone around showing him everything.
When we first started the channel over 7 years ago it was just something me and Stu did together at the weekends whilst Finley was with his Dad, sadly he passed away over 3 years ago now and we had to decide whether we could carry on the channel knowing we'd have to bring Finley with us most of the time which is why we've had to change the sorts of places we can safely explore these days..
Also I'm not sure how obvious it is in our videos but Finley has a learning disability which affects the way he behaves and up until recently quite badly affected his speech and so we didn't want to attract attention to this for his sake as you know some people can be quite unkind..
Saying that he does quite like making videos and I do have another UA-cam channel which focuses on family days out and holidays where Finley can be himself so if you're interested in taking a look I'll post a link below.. Plus he does feature alot more in our Patreon videos..
Thanks for your comment though, it's definitely given us something to think about in future videos especially now he's getting older, he's now actually 10 years old but this video was filmed in August last year.. Hope that helps to answer most of your questions.. 😊
youtube.com/@the-great-escapers?si=mQIDMUm1_jEj-A0U
Absolutely breath taking scenery,fascinating to see the cutting shed with the machinery still in place.I have always been interested in industrial history,there,s a certain romantic beauty about the ruins. Thanks Em for the brilliant commentary and Stu,s outstanding cinematography.😀👍
Thanks for your lovely feedback as always.. This place really is like another world.. there's just so much history to explore we could easily spend a whole week just wondering around it.. Hopefully we'll return again one day.. Thanks for watching 😊 👍
Looking forward to watching thanks Em & Stu always informative and interesting content 😊
Thanks Brian, we always appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. Hope you enjoy the video 😊👍
@@ExploringWithEmAndStu Thanks so much Em & Stu your most welcome i certainly appreciate your videos extremely interesting as always 😊
Great video, guys. We love this location 😊❤🏴. Very informative and interesting watch 😊👍
Thanks to you both! Glad you enjoyed watching, it's an amazing place to explore 😀 👍
Very well presented really enjoying watching this one. I love learning about old slate mines. I am so glad we have a lot of history in the UK. Is he your son.
We are incredibly lucky to have so much history, like you say.. too much in some cases as it can be difficult to choose where to go! 😄 Yes Finley is my (Em) son, he's often with us out exploring, he wants his own channel one day! 😆 Thanks for watching, really glad you enjoyed it 😊👍
Been looking forward to this one , really enjoy it
@@Benslife96 Thanks Ben.. Just a shame it took me over 14 months to finally edit the video as we've learnt so much more about how the quarries worked and could now identify alot more of the buildings, but never mind.. it was still an amazing experience which we'll never forget! Thanks for watching 😊👍
Fascinating place, been up there a few times myself. The building you are talking about at 04:00 is a weighbridge hut, yes. The boilers you see a bit further on are air tanks which were charged by massive ingersoll rand compressors, still largely in situ. These then fed a series of pipes out to the workings to power rock drills etc. The level with the compressors and cutting sheds was known as ‘Australia level’.
Thanks for the added information Paul, we've actually been sitting on this for along time as it was recorded in August 2023 during our first trip to Wales together.. Thankfully since then we'd returned to the area and learnt abit more about the quarries but watching this it does frustrate me that I didn't know more at the time.. We've since also been to Cwmorthin and Vivian quarries but we'd love to return to Dinorwic if we ever get the chance again to explore some more.. Thanks for watching 😊👍
@@ExploringWithEmAndStu Did you go underground in Cwmorthin? I did a video in there about 10years ago, fascinating place. My late friend lived in one of the Quarrymen’s cottages just down the hill from the quarry, he had researched and knew a lot about the slate industry, a great guy sadly missed.
@@Iceni_Paul No but they do tours of them and there's also an underground hotel down there now! Maybe one for me and Stu if I can ever get a baby sitter for a few days... Just a shame it's over 6 hours drive from us as there's still so much we'd like to explore around the area but alot was probably too unsafe with my son sadly.. 😏
ua-cam.com/video/sXRwhwI07LA/v-deo.html
Literally looks like a film set
@@Benslife96 I know it was very surreal being up there!
Clash of the Titans was filmed there.
The incline drums were gravity powered with one cable wound from the top and the other at the bottom. Loaded carts were lowered with the use of a drum brake and empty carts were pulled up as the drum revolved taking cable off the drum on one side while winding the other side cable up.
We more recently visited the nearby Vivian quarry with its fascinating and well restored incline system where we hopefully explained abit better how they worked. It's amazing to think all these inclines just worked by gravity and a man with a large brake! We love visiting them especially now we've taken the time to learn about their simple but fascinating engineering.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment 😊👍
Great place. Did you see the not so secret waterfall 😂
I've been a few times an still not found the functioning hut with lockable door & glass marble windows looking out to the lakes. Great video 👏👏
Not on this occasion sadly, we really only had time to get to the west part of the quarry. Hopefully we'll be back in the future to explore some more.. Thanks for watching 👍😊
Went in June,stunning location.
It really is! We can't wait to return again in the future. Thanks for watching 😊👍