Dinorwic slate quarry - old rusty incline waggon
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One rusty old abandoned waggon used on the inclines to get the slate down the steep hills in the quarry to the railway. More info on the Dinorwich slate quarry can be found under http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinorwic_Quarry
Once one of the biggest slate quarries in the world but all that remains today is an adventure playgr...
This is one of the old winch houses on the top of a quarry incline. Those huge winches were used to l...
Dinorwic slate quarry was one of the biggest slate quarries at the end of the 18th century. Even toda...
Those rows of houses were build so the quarryman could work longer hours because they would not need ...
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...
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.
