Bwlch Y Slaters Quarry
Bwlch y Slaters quarry (also known as Manod quarry, New Manod quarry, or, since the closure of the nearby Cwt y Bugail quarry, Cwt y Bugail quarry) is a slate quarry near Blaenau Ffestiniog (formerly ''Blaenau Festiniog''), in Gwynedd (formerly ''Merioneth'' or ''Merionethshire''), North Wales. History Bwlch y Slaters quarry was a small affair, which started as open workings near the summit of Manod Mawr in the 1780s. Its early history is a little sketchy, but John Pritchard took a lease on the quarry for seven years in May 1824. Two months later, three-quarters of the quarry were leased to James Smart. Two men called Hudson and Magnes re-opened the quarry in 1835, and subsequently it was worked for seven years by a company probably called the Manchester and Festiniog Slate Co. James Meyrick then worked it, but lost the lease when he failed to make the payments for the lease. His manager, Edward Jones, then worked it, before selling the lease to a Mr Williams of Benner Fawr. Wi ...
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Gwynedd
Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and Ceredigion over the River Dyfi. The scenic Llŷn Peninsula and most of Snowdonia National Park are in Gwynedd. Bangor is the home of Bangor University. As a local government area, it is the second largest in Wales in terms of land area and also one of the most sparsely populated. A majority of the population is Welsh-speaking. ''Gwynedd'' also refers to being one of the preserved counties of Wales, covering the two local government areas of Gwynedd and Anglesey. Named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd, both culturally and historically, ''Gwynedd'' can also be used for most of North Wales, such as the area that was policed by the Gwynedd Constabulary. The current area is , with a population of 121,874 as measured in the 2011 Censu ...
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