Votty & Bowydd quarry
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Votty & Bowydd quarry is a major slate quarry in the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales. It was one of the major users of the Ffestiniog Railway. It opened in 1870 In the quarry's peak years arou
The remains of the main cable-worked-incline flight through Votty & Bowydd quarry
Method used for underground slate quarrying in the Blaenau Ffestiniog region
Vulcan Foundry 0-4-0T locomotive "Kelso" of 1878, later renamed "Taffy"
Llechwedd quarry
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Llechwedd quarry is a major slate quarry in the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, north Wales. At its peak in 1884 it produced 23,788 tons of finished slate per year and had 513 employees. It continues to p
Votty & Bowydd quarry
…15,000 tonnes-per-annum) of slate, employing 500 men. It continues to produce crushed slate on a limited scale under the ownership of the nearby Llechwedd quarry. To the north east of the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog is the valley of Cenunant y Diphwys. The land was owned by Lord Newborough, Glynllyfon (this is…
Tips at the quarry in 2000
Quarry buildings at Llechwedd
Pant yr Afon hydro electric plant: penstock and powerhouse in the lower right corner