The abandoned “cottages” of Welsh quarries…
(Wales)
“There was a spirit of comradery among the quarry workers and they helped each other.” On the galleries and in the mills, careers helped other workers who had not met their goals. ”
The Dinorwic Quarry is an old large slate quarry, which today houses the National Slate Museum of Wales, located between the villages of Llanberis and Dinorwig in Wales.
The first attempts of mining began in 1787 and at its peak, the Dinorwic slate quarry employed over 3,000 men.
The explosion in demand for slate tiles at the end of the nineteenth century led to the export of slate tiles throughout the UK, Europe and even North America.
Production stopped here in 1969, due to declining demand for traditional building materials and the growing difficulty to extract more slate from already abrupt rock galleries.
Since it closed in 1969, the quarry has become the site of the Musée national slate in Wales, a regular filming location and extreme climbing destination.
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The abandoned cottages of the Welsh quarrymen…
(Wales)
“There was a spirit of camaraderie among the quarry workers and they helped each other. On the drifts and in the mills, the quarrymen would help other workers who had not achieved their goals.”
Dinorwic Quarry is a large former slate quarry, now home to the National Slate Museum of Wales, located between the villages of Llanberis and Dinorwig in Wales.
The first attempts at mining began in 1787 and at its peak the Dinorwic slate quarry employed over 3000 men.
The explosion in demand for slate roof tiles in the late 19th century led to their export throughout the UK, Europe and even North America.
Production stopped here in 1969, due to a decline in demand for traditional building materials and the increasing difficulty of extracting more slate from the already steep rock galleries.
Since its closure in 1969, the quarry has become the site of the National Slate Museum of Wales, a regular film location and an extreme climbing destination.
