Herbert Harold Disley (1900–1972) was a Welsh quarry manager.

Early life

Disley was born in

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, a village in

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, in 1900. His father, Henry Herbert Disley (1872–1954), was the manager of the Aberllfenni slate quarries.

Career

In 1915, Disley was working at the Magnus enamelling mill, then part of the Aberllefenni quarry complex. In 1927, Disley was appointed the quarry manager at Hendreddu slate quarry, near

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. The quarry and its associated Hendre Ddu Tramway had been sold by

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immediately after the

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, and in 1922, Hendre-ddu Slate Quarries Ltd. purchased them. Disley worked at Hendreddu until 1932, when the quarry closed and he moved with his family to

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where he worked at Matthews & Co. slate mill.

Civic work

In 1926, Disley was the chairman of the Dovey Fisheries Board in charge of the

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. He was also an elder of the Upper Montgomery Welsh Presbytery.

Family

Disley married Marie in 1928, and their son, John Disley (1928–2016) was a long-distance runner who won a bronze medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1952 Olympic Games, and co-founded the

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. His brother, John W. Disley, was the station agent at in the late 1930s. Herbert Harold Disley died in 1972 in

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References

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