Ben Salter's photos with the keyword: Cwm Ddu

Erosion

Erosion

Ben Salter
11 Oct 2009 63
Water has carved grooves into the tip behind this tree at Cwm Ddu.
Symmetry

Symmetry

Ben Salter
11 Oct 2009 61
Detail of the concrete structure
Valley view

Valley view

Ben Salter
11 Oct 2009 63
Blaenserchan Colliery Washery disapearing as nature reclaims the site. View On Black
Mine wall

Mine wall

Ben Salter
11 Oct 2009 64
A lovely old retaining wall at the colliery.
Remainder

Remainder

Ben Salter
11 Oct 2009 64
Too hard to demolish without explosives.
Concrete Egg Cup

Concrete Egg Cup

Ben Salter
11 Oct 2009 78
Great shape this...
Cut off

Cut off

Ben Salter
11 Oct 2009 58
What looked like the remains of foundations for the pit head gear?
Funnel

Funnel

Ben Salter
11 Oct 2009 76
I suppose something would have drained out of this once?
Something strange in the landscape

Something strange in the landscape

Ben Salter
11 Oct 2009 55
Blaenserchan Colliery Washery emerging from the undergrowth.
Pit Head baths

Pit Head baths

Ben Salter
11 Oct 2009 67
All that remains here are the white glazed bricks that would have once surrounded the showers
Cwm Ddu valley

Cwm Ddu valley

Ben Salter
11 Oct 2009 63
The site of the Blaenserchan Colliery. View On Black
Like a WW2 testing zone?

Like a WW2 testing zone?

Ben Salter
11 Oct 2009 51
Something sinister about this structure. It reminded me of some of the old concrete buildings you see left over from WW2.
Nemesis

Nemesis

Ben Salter
12 Oct 2009 151
Something creepy about this huge inverted cone. What kind of Alien autopsies were carried out in here? Inspired by the scene from inside the coal washery, I got a bit carried away with my manipulating! It should really be Viewed On Black