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When? Started: 1993 Who? Started with staff and friends from U H S, Chester. Organiser: Martyn Harris We walk every Wednesday and Saturdays, New Years day and May Day. How many walk? Walks take place as long as there are at least 2 wanting to walk on that day. More walk on a Wednesday than on a Saturday. Most ever: 29. Current group size walking: 2-7 in mid-week and 2-4 on Saturday. Where do we walk? Saturday: Anywhere in North and Mid-Wales, Peak District, Shropshire and the Long Mynd and as far North as the Trough of Bowland. Thursday: Anywhere within about 40 miles of Chester. Type of walk: Distance: 6 – 14 miles (but usually under 10 miles). Climb: up to 4000’ (but usually very much less!). People involved on walks in 2024:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage,, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Winston Feather.

Saturday, 8 September 2018

Mineral Lead Mines, Nant Mill and Bersham Ironworks 8th September 2018

Entrance to Bersham Ironworks.
Site of the reverberatory  Furnaces at Bersham Ironworlks.
The canon casting sheds.at Bersham Ironworlks.
The overshoot waterwheel inside the "kingsmill" at at Bersham Ironworks.
Water Pipes orderd by "Perrier " to save Paris!
Located at the Bersham Heritage Centre.
Jacob's Sheep in fields adjacent to the Clywedog Trail from the Minera Lead Mines to Nant Mill.
A wood sculpture in Plas Power Wood.
One of the weirs on the Clywedog, built to provide wateer to send along the leete to drive the waterwheel at  Bersham Ironworks.
Another weir on the Clywedog, built to provide wateer to send along the leete to drive the waterwheel at  Bersham Ironworks.
St. Mary's Church opposite the Bersham Ironworks.
Stepping stones across the Clywedog, but we decided not to use them.
The footbridge and ford at Heol Penyfelin but we didn't need to use either.
On the path from  Heol Penyfelin via Pant Tywyll back to the Minera Lead Mine Centre.
Last views of the Afon clywedog.
White Park Cattle in Stryt fields North of the Minera Lead Mine Centre.
 Walk stats: Distance; 5.3 mils. Climb: 644'.
Time: 3 hours 37 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.5 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.0 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn and Jim.
The day started with an excellent tour of the Bersham Ironworks Site, led by Brian Gresty. The tour was supposed to last an 90 minutes, but in the end lasted for oer 2 hours - our guide has so much knowledge about Bersham Ironworks and enjoys informing people about the site. Well worth a visit, if you spot when they are happening.
 It was still raining when we arrived at the Minera Lead Mine Centre, so after visiting the centre, we had lunch sitting in the car.
 After lunch we put on waterproof and set off for Nant Mill. It was still raining slightly, but still quite warm and it wasn't long before we were suffering from the "boil in the bag syndrome"
 The Clywedog Trail through Plas Power Wood t Bersham Ironworks is delightful, especially when the Sun's rays penetrated the trees in this ancient woodland.
 It was only when we were approaching Nant Mill on the return journey that we removed our waterproofs and enjoyed the fresh air cooling us.
 Birds seen or heard today included: Eurasian jay, Black-billed magpie, Common blackbird, Grey wagtail, European robin, Carrion crow, Jackdaw and Common buzzard,
 We arrived back at the car with the Sun still shining us, having had an interesting tour in the morning, finishing with an enjoyable afternoon stroll.
 after walk drinks were enjoyed at the Pant-yr-Ochain at Gresford, where Purple Moose's Snowdonia Ale and a Hawkshead Porter went down well..
 even better on the way home, we heard that Chester had beaten Bradford Park avenue 5-3!

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