Quarryman's cottages in the Dinorwic slate quarry
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Those rows of houses were build so the quarryman could work longer hours because they would not need to get there from their homes and up the quarry. So during the week they stayed in those houses and only went back for the weekends. Well hey, the good old times - where everything was better; well, nearly everything.
This is one of the old winch houses on the top of a quarry incline. Those huge winches were used to l...
Everything is about slate in this museum which is right next to Llanberis at the shores of Llyn Padar...
The engineer was the main person when it came to anything to do with engineering works in the quarry ...
Everything is about slate in this museum which is right next to Llanberis at the shores of Llyn Padar...
Everything is about slate in this museum which is right next to Llanberis at the shores of Llyn Padar...
Everything is about slate in this museum which is right next to Llanberis at the shores of Llyn Padar...
Everything is about slate in this museum which is right next to Llanberis at the shores of Llyn Padar...
Not the stuff they sell today as heavy duty in the shops!! The drill bits are measured in inch, not f...
Everything is about slate in this museum which is right next to Llanberis at the shores of Llyn Padar...
This is a facing lathe by Death & Elwood which was used to bore holes in wheels and turntables.Everyt...
Wales (Cymru in the Welsh language) is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The major cities are Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Bangor. The city of St. Davids is the smallest city in the UK with a population around 2000. Wales itself has a population of around 3 million. The Welsh language is spoken by around 20% of the population.
