The Slate Industry of North and Mid Wales

Some links to other related websites


Slate industry websites

Rhosydd slate quarry                             A detailed look at a Ffestiniog quarry

Rhiwbach Slate Quarry                          Website on the quarry and its tramway

Alun John Richards website                  With full details of all his great books on Welsh slate

Mine Explorer                                            The definitive online database for the mine-exploring community

Wikepedia article                                       The Slate industry in Wales - excellent site.

Alfred McAlpine Slate                              The owners of Penrhyn & Oakeley Quarries

Llechwedd Slate Caverns                       Award winning tourist attraction and working quarry.

Wincilate Ltd, Aberllefenni, Corris          Suppliers of high quality slate

Inigo Jones Slate Works, Groeslon         Original Slate workshops - open to the public.

Welsh Slate Museum, Llanberis            National Museum in Dinorwic Quarry workshops.

Slate Wreck Salvage                                Retrieving roofing slate from Anglesey shipwrecks!

Narrow gauge in industry                      Archive views of tramways at Llechwedd Quarry.

Welsh Mines Society                             Coverage of all types of mines throughout Wales.

Easdale Island                                        The history of the Scottish Slate Islands.

Berwyn Slate quarry                             Quality slate products from the Horseshoe Pass, Llangollen.

Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust      Heritage Trust for Central and North East Wales

Gwynedd Archaeological Trust           Heritage trust for North West Wales

Royal Commission for ancient & historic monuments of Wales

Gwynedd Archive Service                    Excellent site with an extensive photo gallery

Jenkins Slate Roofing Services (PA)      Home of the "Slate Roof Bible"

Historical aspects of the Welsh Slate Industry by D Dylan Pritchard  - with thanks to Terry Hughes

The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineeers

Slatesite                                                      Gwynedd County Council's excellent site on the Welsh slate Industry

Gathering the jewels                               Slate industry section of this excellent website

Remains of the Welsh Slate Industry     An impressive in-depth look at several quarries

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog)   Excellent museum of slate tramway artifacts

AditNow                                                       Active forum about underground mine workings

Merioneth Manganese                               Informative website about this little known Welsh mining industry

If you are modelling a slate quarry then join
the Slate Quarry Modelling group


Links to some other Welsh sites

The Narrow Gauge railway museum, Tywyn, Gwynedd

Wales on the Web                                         The gateway to material of Welsh interest.

Best of Wales                                                 The Best Hand Picked Web Sites

West Wales web                                        Huge database on Wales.

North Wales Index                                     Hundreds of links covering North Wales.

Welsh Highland Railway                           Reopening of the Caernarfon - Porthmadog line

Wales Tourist Board                                  Wales's premier site for tourist information.

Dyffryn Conwy Valley                               Llandudno Junction to Trawsfynydd by train.

Total Wales                                                 Definitive source of information for Wales

Welsh-American Genealogical Society      Research your Welsh roots

Anglesey Mining plc                                     Parys Mountain, Amlwch metal mine

BBC community website for North West Wales

www.snowdonia-active.com/                     Your portal to the outdoors in Snowdonia

North Wales Images                                    N Wales photographs, postcards and prints

Snowdonia Guide                                        A comprehensive guide to the National Park


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