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	The Cable Car Home Page - Great Orme Tramway
		Great Orme is a mass of limestone approximately two and one-half miles long and a half-mile wide, which rises to a height of 679 feet.
		Both of the Great Orme Tramway's are three-foot, six-inch-gauge funiculars with counterweighted cars (i.e., the weight of the descending tram aids in the ascent of the ascending tram).
		A unique aspect of the Great Orme is that the cars, as they progress on their trips, lubricate the various curves and pulleys with water, which is carried on the cars in holding tanks.
	www.cable-car-guy.com /html/ccgreatorme.html (1678 words)

	Great Orme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Orme is a prominent limestone headland on the north coast of Wales situated in Llandudno and its oldest Welsh name is Creuddyn.
		The township of Y Gogarth at the south-western 'corner' of the Great Orme was latterly the smallest but it contained the palace of the Bishop of Bangor.
		The Great Orme Mines are possibly the most important copper mines of the Bronze Age yet discovered and excavated.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Orme (1426 words)

	Web Directory of Orme Sites - The Orme Web Site
		Orme Brothers Inc was founded by Ray, Joel, and Verl Orme, in September, 1944 as a Union 76 service station in the quiet little rural town of Northridge, California.
		Orme Geothermal Inc. As a result of the last five years performance in its field, ORME is among the top three companies in the world regarding geothermal district heating systems.
		Orme Laboratory Supplies Ltd. (also referred to as OLS), is a privately owned company established by the Borg family and has been successfully operating in the provision of laboratory equipment, scientific instruments and chemicals to the educational, medical and industrial sectors for over 30 years.
	www.orme.ws /directory.html (901 words)

	Mineralization on the Orme
		The Great Orme Mine (SH772831) lies above and to the west of the Victorian seaside resort of Llandudno.
		Neither the polymetallic nor the galena-rich mineral assemblages should be considered to be Bronze Age copper ores from the Great Orme.
		At the Great Orme the galena vein (and the polymetallic assemblage) are part of the Mississippi Valley-style lead-zinc mineralization of the Northeast Wales Orefield and are probably Permo-Trias in age sourced from local Upper Carboniferous sedimentary basins.
	www.goes.org.uk /html/mineralization_on_the_orme.html (4344 words)

	The Great Orme in Llandudno North Wales
		The Great Orme is a place of infinite mystery and the cause of much speculation amongst historians and archaeologists who come to study the area.
		The Orme was sheltered to some degree by the rocks of Snowdonia but slight warping and folding did occur, causing layers of limestone to fracture and produce a fault.
		After many thousands of years locked in the grip of a vast ice sheet, the great glaciers slowly retreated and the headland emerged as a barren and near lifeless landscape.
	www.llandudno.com /orme.html (784 words)

	The Great Orme Exploration Society
		The Great Orme Exploration Society (GOES) was set up in 1985 by a group of people interested in the exploration and interpretation of the mines on the Great Orme.
		The Great Orme has been mined for copper for the past 4000 years or so and is covered with the evidence of this activity, there are numerous shafts accessing large underground workings, which the society maintains and extends through exploration and digging.
		The surface is littered with evidence of the past exploitation of the Orme and new discoveries are continually being made and recorded in the society journal and newsletters.
	llandudno.org /explore.html (245 words)

	Welsh Tramways - Great Orme Tramway, Llandudno
		The Great Orme Tramway is not only a unique Victorian innovation, but it is also without doubt the most spectacular of all the UK's funicular railways.
		Constructed predominantly by R White and Son, the Great Orme Tramway was originally conceived in rather unusual circumstances.
		Great Orme Tramway is, in effect, two separate tramways working in unison and known technically as a 'double reversible' tramway with passing loops.
	www.theheritagetrail.co.uk /cliff_trams/great_orme.htm (629 words)

	Potential and Realizable Ores
		This paper is published in Issue 1 of the Journal of the Great Orme Exploration Society 1, 7-12.
		Spoil heap and in situ mineralization from the Great Orme Mines have been classified into six mineral associations and by applying mineralogical, mining and beneficiation criteria their potential roles as Bronze Age copper ores are assessed.
		The different mineral association/ore types found at The Great Orme Mines are considered in the light of these and other considerations and the concept of 'ore-triage' is introduced and applied to them.
	www.rosiehardman.com /potenti.htm (5057 words)

	Wales Underground - Great Orme Copper Mines
		Typical Great Orme ore consists of saddle dolomite, forming crusts of the typically yellowish-white curved crystals, upon which brassy-yellow chalcopyrite crystals, typically 3-5mm across, are scattered.
		The Great Orme Copper Mine is extremely important in geological terms because it is where the first UK example of the "copper-dolomite association", an important worldwide class of mineral deposits, was recognised.
		Chalcopyrite is often altered to the copper carbonate, malachite, which formerly occurred at Great Orme in sufficient amounts to be mined as a copper ore in its own right.
	www.wales-underground.org.uk /orme/geology.shtml (503 words)

	Show Mines of Britain: Great Orme Bronze Age Copper Mines
		The Great Orme ore was very easy to find for Bronze Age man. It was very close to the surface and weathering made it even easier to mine: the limestone around the dyke was altered by the heat of the magma and became dolomite, which is less resistant against weathering than regular limestone.
		Great Orme Mine is the only mine from the Bronze Age in the world open to the public.
		This is a mine complex which began with the Great Opencast 4000 years ago, and progressed to underground mining in the Bronze Age 3500 years ago.
	www.showcaves.com /english/gb/mines/GreatOrme.html (757 words)

	Data Wales : The Great Orme Copper Mines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Great Orme Mines and Country Park are to be found just outside the North Wales resort town of Llandudno.
		The top of the Great Orme has views "comparable with those from the far loftier summits in Snowdonia" and can be reached by road or via a 1902 tramway.
		The Great Orme Mines are open to the public from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm - February to October.
	www.data-wales.co.uk /orme.htm (316 words)

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		The Great Orme Brewery is situated on a hillside in the Conwy Valley between Deganwy and Betws-y-Coed, with commanding views of the Conwy Estuary and the Great Orme, from which the brewery takes its name.
	www.greatormebrewery.co.uk (134 words)

	BBC - North West Wales Outdoors - Places to go - Country Parks - Great Orme Country Park, Llandudno
		The Great Orme, the limestone headland extending out into the sea above Llandudno, is rich and varied in its terrain and wildlife.
		The limestone pavement of the Great Orme (and the Little Orme to the east of the town) is rich in metal ores which were formed by volcanic activity some 450 million years.
		Much of the area around the Great Orme summit is tarmac surfaced, but some gradients aren't suitable for those in, or pushing, wheelchairs.
	bbc.co.uk /wales/northwest/outdoors/placestogo/parks/greatorme.shtml (964 words)

	MPhil
		This study describes and discusses the criteria for the identification of prehistoric or early mining on the Great Orme.
		The limited evidence for mineral processing and complete lack of evidence for copper smelting on the Great Orme as well as the local area has also been discussed and possible sites for these operations are suggested.
		This study is the result of several years working both on surface and underground at the Great Orme mines, and could not have been completed without the assistance of the staff of Great Orme Mines Ltd and members of the Great Orme Exploration Society.
	www.greatorme.freeserve.co.uk /MPhil.htm (837 words)

	Great Orme Tramway, Llandudno, Wales - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		This is Great Britain’s only remaining cable operated street tramway and one of only three surviving in the world.
		Operation of the tramway differs from the famous and unique San Francisco system in that, like the Lisbon lines, it is a Street funicular, where the cars are permanently fixed to the cable and are stopped and started by stopping and starting the cable.
		The line was incorporated by the Great Orme Tramways Act of 1898 with authorized share capital of 25,OOO pounds.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /wales_great_orm_tramway.htm (209 words)

	Great Orme Copper Mine, Llandudno, Wales - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		The limestone pavement of the Great Orme (and the Little Orme to the east of the town) is rich in metal ores which were formed by volcanic activity some 450 million years ago.
		It has been estimated that up to 1.769 tons of copper metal was extracted from the Great Orme mine during the Bronze Age.
		It is quite possible that the Great Orme was producing such a surplus of copper that it might even have been exported outside of Britain.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /wales_copper_mine.htm (845 words)

	Great Orme Mines
		Uncovered in 1987 during a scheme to landscape an area of the the Great Orme, the copper mines discovered below the ground represent one of the most astounding archaeological discoveries of recent time.
		A visit to Great Orme Mines is both an enjoyable and educational experience which can be enjoyed by children and adults of all ages.
		For a more detailed academic look at the Great Orme Mines, Andy Lewis's Masters Degree dissertation is the most in depth work so far carried out on the mines.
	www.greatorme.freeserve.co.uk (238 words)

	Aliens on The Great Orme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The origin of the Great Orme goats, and the story of their arrival in Britain, is interesting.
		However, this was very unpopular with the people who inhabit the Orme, and when it was suggested that some of the goats might be killed or neutered, there was a great uproar.
		Happily these plans were eventually abandoned, the Great Orme goats, unaware of what might have been their fate, continue to wander placidly over the old sheep walks, happy in their environment and giving pleasure to tourists and residents alike.
	www.ldsts.co.uk /id140.htm (938 words)

	The Great Orme in Llandudno North Wales
		Among the many quirks of the Great Orme, are the two species of butterfly which have developed characteristics peculiar to the area.
		They did not breed on the Great Orme until the middle of this century, when the expansion of deep-sea trawling produced an abundance of fish offal, which encouraged the birds to follow the vessels south from Iceland.
		The Great Orme has always had a dynamic nature, and the immense variety of habitat and wildlife that we see today has come about through the continual and unrelenting process of change on Earth.
	www.llandudno.com /flora.html (599 words)

	The Great Orme
		The Great Orme and the Little Orme are limestone hills at either side of Orme's Bay.
		Part of the Great Orme is known as Orme's Head, possibly from the Old Norse 'Orms ætt' - meaning Orme's family or clan; and likewise Orme's Bay may be a corruption of Ormesby, the Old Norse 'by' means farm or enclosure.
		So, the Orme family were made welcome and they built their houses and farms in the hills.
	www.orme.org.uk /great_orme.html (549 words)

	The Great Orme Tramway
		It is very similar in operation to the more famous San Francisco tram system, which is of a similar age, although it's greatest technical similarity, both are truly funiculars, is with the Elevador da Bica in Lisbon.
		Built over the period 1901-4, although empowered by the Great Orme Tramways Act, of May 1898, it is now in the ownership of the Conwy County Council.
		For pictures of the trams in operation, I would recommend Simon Robinson's site, with it's action views of the Great Orme trams and Dewi Williams' site, where there are some historic 1952 B&W pictures of the original installation in use.
	www.colinfparsons.btinternet.co.uk /twinp/colhome/wales/orme/ormet.htm (1548 words)

	Llandudno Great Orme Tramway Conwy North Wales UK
		The line was incorporated by the Great Orme Tramways Act of 1898 with authorised share capital of £25,000.
		Great Orme Summit for pictures of the summit complex and visitor centre.
		Financial difficulties in the 1930’s resulted in the tramway being sold in 1935 to a new company Great Orme Railway Limited.
	www.greatorme.btinternet.co.uk /Tramway.htm (618 words)

	Great Orme Mine
		Vertical and horizontal veins of green malachite and blue azurite are still visible in the Great Orme Mines.
		At the Great Orme Mines which are situated on the beautiful Limestone headland of the Great Orme you will find ample free parking, a Tea room serving delicious Welsh Cream teas, and a Gift shop with a wide variety of minerals and fossils.
		We are situated on the beautiful Great Ormes headland above Llandudno bay.
	www.walesdirectory.co.uk /mines/index.htm (241 words)

	Great Orme Tramway (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An engineering marvel of its age, it's still the only cable-hauled tramway still operating on British public roads.
		So much to see - The view from the Great Orme's 679ft (207m) summit are breathtaking- from Snowdonia and Anglesey, all the way to to the Isle of Man, Blackpool and the Lake District.
		Look out for the two varieties of butterfly which are unique to the area, the wild Kashmir goats and the rare flowers.
	www.greatormetramway.com.cob-web.org:8888 (185 words)

	Great Orme Tramway
		The Great Orme is a rocky limestone headland - almost an enormous rock - that marks the western end of the resort town of Llandudno in North Wales.
		By the end of the 19th Century Llandudno was a popular resort with thousands of visitors making the climb up the Great Orme to see the spectacular views from the summit so to make the going easier, local businessmen proposed the construction of a tramway and work began in April 1901.
		In 1977, the tramway reverted to its original name “The Great Orme Tramway.” and it is now run by Conwy County Borough Council.
	www.cymruted.com /html/greatormetramway.html (774 words)

	Slope Soaring & Dynamic Soaring Radio Control Model Gliders & Sailplanes
		are a small active group of all weather flyers who are fortunate enough to live within the close proximity of the Great Orme country park and nature reserve in beautiful North Wales who fly various radio control model gliders ranging from dynamic soaring and combat epp to full blown composite screamers including pss.
		We are able to fly at various locations on the Great Orme except when there are south easterly winds, which fortunately are a rarity.
		There was no going home in tears, dejected with a nylon bag of balsa (showing my age) and sulking for a week; the owners simply picked up their models, brushed them off and launched them for even more punishment.
	www.geocities.com /stormeflyers/mypage.html (1030 words)

	School Trips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		One of the highlights is the Great Cavern, this chamber, pictured above was excavated 3,500 years ago by miners using stone and bone tools.
		This provides an opportunity for children to explore and learn about the Orme's flora, fauna, history and management as a Country Park, through an enjoyable and interactive walk.
		The Great Orme has much to offer in assisting with National Curriculum Key Stage 2 Geography, relating to environmental change, economic activities, and in enhancing geographical skills.
	www.greatormemines.info /school_trips.htm (462 words)

	Conwy Valley Branch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		From town, the Great Orme Tramway (left) is a funicular railway which ascends to the summit, where may be found some of the most spectacular views of the North Wales coastline, and the small church of St Tudno, from whom the town takes its name.
		Back in town, St Paul's was once known as Jack the Ripper's Church: it was built in memory of Queen Victoria's son, the Duke of Clarence, once a strong suspect as the perpetrator of the notorious Whitechapel Murders in the late-19th century east end of London.
		The ruin of thirteenth century Dolwyddelan Castle is claimed to be the birthplace of Llywelyn the Great, and tops a ridge to the west of the village commanding splendid views of Moel Siabod.
	hometown.aol.com /walesrails/blfest.htm (1104 words)

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