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Compressor House, Cwmorthin Slate Quarry

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NPRN408411
Map ReferenceSH64NE
Grid ReferenceSH6796746174
Unitary (Local) AuthorityGwynedd
Old CountyMerioneth
CommunityFfestiniog
Type Of SiteCOMPRESSOR HOUSE
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
This building is still roofed. It was originally a stable block, housing the horses which worked the tramways. In the inter-war years it became a compressor house, the air compressor driven by a 65HP Blackstone oil engine.
W J Crompton, RCAHMW, 4 December 2008.