Amgueddfa’r Môr Porthmadog Maritime Museum

24/12/2024

13/12/2024

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Ynys Balast – Cei Balast
Roedd rhywun yn holi am Cei Balast. Mae gennym arddangosfa (yn cael ei huwchraddio ar hyn o bryd). Gadawodd y teulu Roberts oedd yn byw yn y tŷ tua 1910. Ganwyd o leiaf dri phlentyn i'r teulu ar yr ynys. Dyma'r lluniau o’r tŷ tua 1930
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Gan fod yr allforion o Borthmadog yn llawer mwy na’r mewnforion dychwelai llawer o longau Porthmadog yn llawn balast. Ym 1862, pan wastatawyd y “Rotten Tare”, y man arllwys gwreiddiol ar gyfer balast, 18 troedfedd uwchben dwr isel, rhaid oedd ceisio safle newydd, a defnyddiwyd safle dywodlyd i’r dwyrain o afon Glaslyn. Yn raddol tyfodd ynys yno. Yn 1868 codwyd cei lle y dadlwythid y balast. Tri brawd, Joseph, John ac Evan Lewis, seiri longau a gwneuthwyr blociau, adeiladodd y cei ac a wneir atgyweiriadau pan fo angen . Ar rai hen fapiau fe'i gelwir Ynys Lewis
Byddai craen bychan symudol yn trosglwyddo’r balast i wagenni bychain a wthid ar hyd y trac i ben draw’r ynys. Codwyd tŷ ar gyfer gyrrwr y craen a’i deulu hefyd. Yn ôl y llyfr “Immortal Sails” hwn oedd y teulu Roberts. Gellir cael gafael ar gerrig o lawer rhan o’r byd ar Ynys Balast.

The Roberts family who lived in the house left about 1910.At least three children were born to the family.. Here is the house about 1930
Ballast Island / Ballast Quay
Because exports from Porthmadog exceeded imports many ships arrived at the port in ballast. In 1862 when the “Rotten Tare” (where South Snowdon Wharf is today), the original dumping ground for ballast, was levelled at 18feet above low water, a new site had to be found and a sandy site east of the Glaslyn was utilised. An island gradually developed here. In 1868 a wharf was built where the ballast was unloaded. Three brothers, Joseph, John and Evan Lewis, ship’s carpenters and block makers, built the wharf and maintained it. On some old maps it is called Lewis Island.
A small mobile crane transferred the ballast to small trucks which were manhandled along the track to the end of the island. A house was built for the crane operator and his family. According to the book “Immortal Sails” this was the Roberts family. Stones from many parts of the world can be found on Ballast Island.

27/11/2024

Artist Howard Bowcott has been working with children from a local school and members of the community to create artwork around Porthmadog that mark the town’s key role in the history and heritage of the North Wales slate industry.

Full story here: https://orlo.uk/5GcIa

Llechi Cymru - Wales Slate

25/10/2024

Hanner Tymor
26 Hydref 2024 - 3 Tachwedd 2024
Amgueddfa Môr Porthmadog
The Harbour, Porthmadog, LL49 9LU

Dewch i ymuno yn ein halibalŵ Calan Gaeaf yr hanner tymor hwn! Gall ymwelwyr ddarganfod ein traddodiadau Calan Gaeaf, fel lanterni meipen, mwyar budron, yr ‘Hwch Ddu Gwta’, a ‘Stwmp Naw Rhyw, gyda’n llyfryn Calan Gaeaf, sy’n rhad ac am ddim. Yr awdur plant, Casia Wiliam, sydd tu ôl y llyfryn fydd yn diddanu eich plant, tra gallwch chi fwynhau arddangosfeydd yr amgueddfa –

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Half Term
26 October 2024 - 3 November 2024
Porthmadog Maritime Museum
The Harbour, Porthmadog, LL49 9LU

Experience the hullabaloo of Halloween at the Welsh Museums Festival this half-term! Visitors can discover our past Halloween traditions, like turnip lanterns, dirty blackberries, the ‘Cropped Black Sow’, and ‘Magic Mash’, with the free Halloween booklet. Written by children’s author, Casia Wiliam, it will keep kids entertained while you can enjoy the museum’s exhibitions.