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king tubby21 Jun 2014
Visited Mordor in the Dinorwig Quarries and there has been HUGE devastation from rock fall. The hut has been crushed and serene fern atmosphere wiped out. Is this related to the recent filming that closed the quarries? If it is then, in my opinion criminal proceedings should commence. Massively disappointed to have a place I loved destroyed
Thanks lewk for the link, but I'm still concerned of a possible link to filming. I was last in there on june5th before the scheduled shut down on the 11th for filming. Considering this area had been stable for a long time and to be suddenly destroyed during the closure for filming seems a bit coincidental. I have a great reverence for the quarries history and the remnants of its past as items of historical significance. The thought of the movie industry blowing shit up for some crap film makes my blood run cold. Anybody else with knowledge?
I would hope part of the conditions of the film company using the quarry were that blowing the crap out of it was off limits! And that the damage would be noted and action taken...
I mean if you'd seen the state of the wall before it fell .. it was just a matter of time. Rain just sped up the process. Would have thought if anything the guys filming would have kept their distance from any loose rock.
In all probability, the rock fall is purely natural.
However, if it isn't, so what. If the land owners have given permission for it to be altered by whatever means, then so be it.
> The thought of the movie industry blowing shit up for some crap film makes my blood run cold.
I think you may be underestimating what's involved in 'blowing shit up' on this scale. I suspect you're also overestimating the historic stability of the quarries.
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