Talk:Bryn Eglwys quarry

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Narrow vein red link

@The Mirror Cracked: Sorry, I didn't mean to turn that link into a red link, I was meaning to do the one for middle vein instead (with corect capitalisation). Sorry. WT79 The Engineer (talk) 10:21, 3 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, it's fixed now. Thanks, The Mirror Cracked (talk) 19:38, 4 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 4 January 2020

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Moved. (non-admin closure) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:40, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Bryn Eglwys → Bryn Eglwys quarry – Make the article name consistent with most of the other quarry articles, eg Croesor Quarry, Cwt y Bugail Quarry, Dorothea Quarry and Rhosydd Quarry. For more recent quarry articles I've used a lower-case "q" eg. Llwyngwern quarry and Cwm Ebol quarry, which seems more in line with naming policy, eg following the Wikipedia:Naming conventions (UK stations). So I recommend this moves to "Bryn Eglwys quarry". Thoughts? The Mirror Cracked (talk) 19:48, 4 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support - it seems reasonable to keep article names consistent. — O Still Small Voice of Clam 09:10, 5 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have no objection --Roly (talk) 09:14, 5 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have no objection, and may I use the opportunity to suggest that Bryn Eglwys (if and when the quarry's article is moved) could be developed into a disambiguation article as there are many articles of that name or a similar name, such as Bryneglwys (a village in Denbishire), Bryn Eglwys (locomotive) (a former locomotive on the Talyllyn Railway which is named after this quarry), aswell as various places which do not yet have wikipedia articles about them. WT79 The Engineer (talk) 13:21, 5 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose turning Bryn Eglwys into a dab page as the quarry is the primary topic. Bryn Eglwys (disambiguation) or Bryneglwys (disambiguation) can be created if necessary, with hatnotes if necessary. — O Still Small Voice of Clam 21:22, 5 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ok that sounds fair. WT79 The Engineer (talk) 10:09, 6 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Demolition date

I'm drafting a section about the fate of the quarry after closure. I'm struggling to find approximate dates for when the Forestry Commission bulldozed the buildings - I believe it was after the extension opened in 1976, though my memory may well be faulty. Alan Holmes's Slates from Abergynolwyn doesn't seem to cover it, though I've only skimmed through it and may have missed it. Talyllyn Revived, also by Alan Holmes, has quite a bit about his survey work, but annoyingly seems to omit a date. I've also checked David Potter's book, and John Bate's Chronicles of Pendre Sidings without success. Talyllyn Century is obviously too early, and Boyd concentrates only on the pre-preservation era. Any thoughts, preferably with a citation? — O Still Small Voice of Clam 20:43, 11 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for late reply, this somehow missed me on my watchlist.
In response to your question, they were demolished in the early 1980s, per ^[1]. Also mentioned in ^[2] that it was post-1977 (I have an after-first edition, which notes that "Since this booklet was written, the principal buildings at the quarry have been demolished, and it is copyrighted as 1977 (I assume when it was 'written')). However, this booklet is rather vague in its publishing dates, so I'd recommend the NMRW ref.
Hope that helps — WT79 ^{(Speak to me | account info)} 17:58, 23 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@WT79 The Engineer: thanks - I've left added a section, leaving it as "early 80s" per NMRW. — O Still Small Voice of Clam 18:35, 23 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Bryneglwys Slate Quarry". National Monuments Record of Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Holmes, Alan T.; Thomas, Dick (1977). Quarry tracks, Village ways – A descriptive history of Bryneglywys Quarry and Abergynolwyn Village. Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society.

Titling discussion

Wanted to notify users here that a discussion is taking place at Talk:Slate industry in Wales#Quarry or quarry? regarding the capitalisation of quarry articles' titles. WT79 ^{(speak to me | editing patterns | what I been doing)} 12:17, 13 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

[QuarryCoflein-1] "Bryneglwys Slate Quarry". National Monuments Record of Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Holmes, Alan T.; Thomas, Dick (1977). Quarry tracks, Village ways – A descriptive history of Bryneglywys Quarry and Abergynolwyn Village. Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society.

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