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Invoice for 5½ yards of flannel supplied in 1852 from the woollen mill on the River Cadnant close to Menai Bridge. I suspect that the engraved image represents a rather grander affair than this mill actually was. More information and old images can be found here. www.anglesey.info/menai-bridge-woolen-mill.htm

There was a small quarry and pier at this site before 1874 and these kilns were part of the operations at that time. In 1888 William Baird & Co took over and developed the quarry to supply fluxing stone for their steelworks in Glasgow. After a period of low activity Dinmore Quarries Ltd commenced working the site, mainly producing kiln burnt lime for agriculture and this continued until 1948 when all production ceased. The tunnels below the kiln drawing level were for loading lime into carts or possibly railway skips. This was dropped down through shafts with iron doors.

The limestone quarries at Penmon Park were operating in the early nineteenth century. By 1875 the workings were connected to a saw mill and jetty at Porth Penmon by a 3ft 6ins gauge incline. At this time the quarries were in the control of Samuel Blatchford Tucker and the Anglesea (Penmon) Marble Quarries Co Ltd. This company was liquidated in 1879 and followed by Public Works & Contract Co Ltd (registered in1883 and liquidated in 1890), Penmon Quarries Ltd (1886 - 1891). From 1890 the quarries were worked by John Harold Hope until closure in 1911. The route of the incline can be seen left of centre in this photo. The piers and timbers in the foreground once held a travelling crane, whilst the stone building in the background is the remains of the sawmill.

The second pair of limekilns at Lledwigan south of Llangefni are close to the A5. In use in 1888 the kilns were abandoned by 1900.

Inside one draw tunnel of a pair of draw kilns at Lledwigan on Anglesey. These were working in 1888 but by 1900 were disused. These commercial draw kilns have two draw holes in each tunnel with a poke hole between.

The Anglesey coalfield is little known, but there are a number of interesting remains to be found. Coal has been worked on the island since at least the 15th century but the most extensive development appears to have been in the mid 19th century. In 1839 a shaft was sunk at Berw and a steam engine installed to drain the workings. Four seams were worked; the 3ft, the 4ft, the 6ft and the three quarter yard. Production levels were not high with only 2,500 tons of coal being raised here in 1849-50, indeed in 1857 the whole coalfield only yielded 4,500 tons. There appears to have been little coal worked after 1868 and the buildings at Berw were converted to agricultural purposes. The remains today include this chimney, derelict cottages, and a number of shaft mounds. The site became a scheduled ancient monument in 2005.

At first glance this house may appear to have incorporated a windmill, but in fact this was a circular tower limekiln. The internal form at the bottom is an inverted cone with very thick walls. The adjacent quarry is shown with a rectangular limekiln on the 1889 OS map and this is marked as 'old' by 1900. This kiln first appears on the 1920 map, so probably dates from soon after 1900. The RCAHMW website states that an early twentieth century photograph shows a group of labourers in front of the kiln, which was banded with iron straps and had a tall chimney above.

Disused limestone quarry and processing works overlooking the Menai Straits. There was a small quarry and pier at this site before 1874 and then in 1888 William Baird & Co took over and developed the quarry to supply fluxing stone for their steelworks in Glasgow. After a period of low activity Dinmore Quarries Ltd commenced working the site, mainly producing kiln burnt lime for agriculture, and this continued until 1948 when all production ceased.

There was a small quarry and pier at this site before 1874 and these kilns were part of the operations at that time. In 1888 William Baird & Co took over and developed the quarry to supply fluxing stone for their steelworks in Glasgow. After a period of low activity Dinmore Quarries Ltd commenced working the site, mainly producing kiln burnt lime for agriculture and this continued until 1948 when all production ceased. The tunnels below the kiln drawing level were for loading lime into carts or possibly railway skips. This was dropped down through shafts with iron doors.

Filled-in pot on the Lledwigan limekilns, Anglesey.

The ghost brickworks at Porthwen has been disused since the First World War and yet there is still lots to see. Opened around 1900 to make refractory type bricks the works passed to German ownership in 1906 and began making wire cut bricks. In 1908 Charles Tidy acquired the business and the Tidy Brick and Tile Co then made pressed bricks. The remote location and difficult access, even by sea, probably ensured that this was a short-lived venture in spite of producing good quality bricks.

There was a small quarry and pier at this site before 1874 and these kilns were part of the operations at that time. In 1888 William Baird & Co took over and developed the quarry to supply fluxing stone for their steelworks in Glasgow. After a period of low activity Dinmore Quarries Ltd commenced working the site, mainly producing kiln burnt lime for agriculture, and this continued until 1948 when all production ceased.

A day out looking at industrial sites on Anglesey included this fine little limekiln in the Community of Llangristiolus, south of Llangefni. It is an early example which probably dates from the late 18th/early 19th century. and has two draw holes facing sw and ne to be used according to the wind conditions. There are some remains of a covered lime yard at the other side of the kiln. There are several kilns surviving in this area and the concentration is probably due to the proximity of coal supplies from the Berw/Malltraeth coalfield just to the south east.

A fairly inaccesible pair of kilns are these on farmland at Lledwigan south of Llangefni. Unusually for a limeworks of this relatively small size, it was connected to the Amlwch branch railway by a long siding with a weighbridge close to the works. In use in 1888 the site was abandoned by 1900 and the rails lifted.

The limestone quarries at Penmon Park were operating in the early nineteenth century. By 1875 the workings were connected to a saw mill and jetty at Porth Penmon by a 3ft 6ins gauge incline. At this time the quarries were in the control of Samuel Blatchford Tucker and the Anglesea (Penmon) Marble Quarries Co Ltd. This company was liquidated in 1879 and followed by Public Works & Contract Co Ltd (registered in1883 and liquidated in 1890), Penmon Quarries Ltd (1886 - 1891). From 1890 the quarries were worked by John Harold Hope until closure in 1911. The route of the incline can be seen passing under the Penmon road in the centre background of this photo. The piers and timbers in the foreground once held a travelling crane, whilst the stone building to the right is the remains of the sawmill.

A pair of draw kilns with associated quarry. These were working in 1888 and had a standard gauge railway siding running from the kilns to the Amlwch branch railway. The quarry had a narrow gauge line which ran up an earth incline to feed the kilns. There is also an embankment from the top of the kilns which appears to have carried another narrow gauge line over a bridge across the standard gauge siding into the quarry. By 1900 the kilns were disused and the railway lifted.

Anglesey Mining appears to be mainly involved in iron ore mining in Canada, however the company also owns the mine at Parys Mountain on Anglesey where perhaps one day exploration for copper ore will recommence. For the time being the headgear stands without ropes.