Ynysgedwyn Fan House
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Ynysgedwyn Fan House
Image: © Nigel Davies Taken: 16 Jun 2015
This is the top of a shaft extracting air from Ynysgedwyn mine (variously spelled Yniscedwyn, Ynysgedwen) - which was previously Hendre-Ladis colliery. It is the only surviving example of its kind in Wales and only one of four in Britain. It used a "Guibal" fan which pushed air away from the axis of rotation (a bit like a water wheel in reverse) rather than the modern conventional fans which push air along the axis of rotation. This is a listed building and CADW scheduled monument. See http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/33733/details and http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-25952-fan-house-to-former-ynyscedwen-mine-ystra
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Image Location
Latitude
51.785953
Longitude
-3.738937