Dinorwic slate quarry - old winch house on an incline
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This is one of the old winch houses on the top of a quarry incline. Those huge winches were used to lower a full waggon and pull up an empty one. More info on the Dinorwich slate quarry can be found under Wikipedia Dinorwic Quarry
Those rows of houses were build so the quarryman could work longer hours because they would not need ...
One rusty old abandoned waggon used on the inclines to get the slate down the steep hills in the quar...
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...
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.
