Small parts foundry - Llanberis slate museum
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Everything is about slate in this museum which is right next to Llanberis at the shores of Llyn Padarn. From there whole mountain sides have been "converted" to slate in all shapes and sizes. But because you were in North Wales they had to do everything "in house". So there was a huge water wheel which provided power via the shaft at the rear throughout all those toolsheds where they had a foundry for the smaller parts and tools (seen here), a proper big foundry for waggon wheels and all kind of slate cutting and finishing equipment.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Those rows of houses were build so the quarryman could work longer hours because they would not need ...
Dolbadarn Castle stands above Llyn Padarn, between Caernarfon and Snowdonia. Built by the Welsh Princ...
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.
