Cuddiad Pen Blwydd Hapus Katie Traditional Geocache
The Mad MG's: Its gone [:(]
Will have a chat with Katie about it replacement, this one like Kate was always in trouble[;)]
Cuddiad Pen Blwydd Hapus Katie
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Short walk from Moss Valley Car Park. Steep slope, or steps to
climb. Could be muddy/slippy in wet weather. Heavy tree cover, but
hopefully it should be accurate as I did average the site. Hope the
glue has dried....lol
Moss Valley Park
History
Throughout the 19th Century and early 20th Century, the Moss
Valley was the home to the Westminster Colliery. It consisted of
both traditional and open cast techniques. The coal was distributed
both locally and nationally through major railway links, much of
which was built specifically for the distribution of goods. The
colliery's railways were linked to neighbouring Great Western
Railways lines, through a tunnel leading to Gwersyllt, and it is
reckoned the tunnel is still visible. Much of the local working
force relied on these collieries for both income and fuel. The
colliery closed in February 1925, but the remnants of the industry
were not removed until the early 1970s. It closed mainly due to
water leakage, but this was the beginning of a declining industry.
Returned to nature
In the early 1970s, it was decided that the area should be
returned to nature, and grants were given to re-generate the area.
Most of the shafts were sealed, and over 10 miles of railway tracks
were removed from the valley, leaving many unused bridges and
tunnels. The main project however was to create two lakes at the
centre of the valley (where a stream already existed from a natural
source). Much of this land was scarred by the vigorous mining
techniques, and the task was thought impossible. However, due to
the money received and need for regeneration, the task was
completed in 1973. The finished area now included two lakes (one
large boating lake complete with boat storage( now closed due to
vandalism), and one smaller lake designated for local wildlife and
includes a large island at the centre), a children's playground,
public toilets, a golf club, facilities for fishing and various
benches and picnic tables.
Baby MG has chosen to place this cache to celebrate her 7th
birthday - Moss Valley is one of her favourite place to play and
walk.
Well Done Sawmill1 with the
FTF
Additional Hints
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Onfr bs gerr yrnavat bire frpbaq tngr.