Llanlleiana Old Porcelain Works

Nestled in a valley between Cemaes and Almwich we come across this on our headland walk. I thought at first it had to be an old mine building but no: this old works produced porcelain from deposits of china clay found on Dinas Gynfor and Llanlleiana Head nearby. The works consist of a main building and a remote chimney, this was to direct the noxious fumes away from the working areas. Llanlleiana means “church of the nuns” and the works were built on the site of a convent. They closed the works in 1920 after it was badly damaged by fire.
In the fields behind the ruins are the remains of St Ana’s Church and on the headland above the works are the remains of the Dinas Gynfor Iron Age settlement.
The curved walls to our left spills onto a shingle bay with a picnic table. No guesses then where we had our picnic. PiP

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HWW, have a great day.