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Slate Collection (page 5)

Background imageSlate Collection: Panelled Dining Room

Panelled Dining Room
A wooden panelled dining room, with a highly polished table and chairs with a tasteful flower arrangement on it. Date: 1930s

Background imageSlate Collection: Twelve sisters standing hand in hand

Twelve sisters standing hand in hand
Twelve sisters, the Miss Pelicoes, standing hand in hand. first published 1879

Background imageSlate Collection: Dunderpate and his schoolmaster

Dunderpate and his schoolmaster. The teacher says hes never known such a lazy, stupid fellow, and believes he hasn t enough sense to go in when it rains. Date: 1938

Background imageSlate Collection: Memorial to Ruskin - Coniston, Cumbria

Memorial to Ruskin - Coniston, Cumbria
Memorial to John Ruskin - St Andrews Churchyard, Coniston, Cumbria. The large carved cross was made from green slate from the local quarry at Tilberthwaite. It was carved by H.T

Background imageSlate Collection: Penrhyn Slate Quarry - Wales

Penrhyn Slate Quarry - Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Three storey house, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales

Three storey house, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
A three storey house in the town of Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales. The side of the house has been covered in slate (no doubt quarried in North Wales), a form of waterproofing

Background imageSlate Collection: Traction engine, Victoria Place, Haverfordwest, South Wales

Traction engine, Victoria Place, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A large traction engine with a smoking funnel transports a load of stone from the station, along Victoria Place, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Blondin tower, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales

Blondin tower, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
View of a Blondin tower at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. This is part of the high wire carriage system used to move the slate around

Background imageSlate Collection: Blondin winder, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales

Blondin winder, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
A Blondin winder at work, at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. The Blondin is a high wire carriage system used to move the slate up or across

Background imageSlate Collection: Moving slate waste, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales

Moving slate waste, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
A workman moving slate waste at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Foundry, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales

Foundry, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
General view of the foundry at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales, with two men at work

Background imageSlate Collection: Quarrymens shed, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales

Quarrymens shed, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
A quarrymens shed at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales, showing drystone construction and superb workmanship in walls and roofing

Background imageSlate Collection: Sheep in graveyard, Talysarn, North Wales

Sheep in graveyard, Talysarn, North Wales
A sheep in a graveyard, helping to keep the grass down, in the village of Talysarn, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Workman with tram, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales

Workman with tram, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
A workman pushing a tram loaded with large slabs of slate, at the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Rhiwbryfdir Slate Quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales

Rhiwbryfdir Slate Quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales
View of Rhiwbryfdir Slate Quarry, near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales, showing the slate store, a crane

Background imageSlate Collection: Workman with slate quarry tram, North Wales

Workman with slate quarry tram, North Wales
A workman with a slate quarry tram, somewhere in North Wales. This small tram can carry half a ton of raw slate, and one man can operate it

Background imageSlate Collection: Quarryman drilling, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales

Quarryman drilling, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
A quarryman drilling into the rock at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Bungalow with patterned slate roof, North Wales

Bungalow with patterned slate roof, North Wales
A bungalow with an elaborately patterned slate roof, somewhere in North Wales where the slate is quarried

Background imageSlate Collection: Foundry mark, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales

Foundry mark, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
A foundry mark in the blacksmiths shop at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Carving a block, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales

Carving a block, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
A pattern maker carving a block in the machine shop at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales. The gear wheel is a wooden pattern to be cast later in the foundry

Background imageSlate Collection: Window detail, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales

Window detail, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
A window detail on the main workshop building at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales. Wooden patterns for the ironwork, including these frames

Background imageSlate Collection: Lowering a tram, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales

Lowering a tram, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
Lowering a tram full of slate onto the rails at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. From here the slate will be transported to the dressing sheds

Background imageSlate Collection: Llyn Padarn, Llanberis and Dolbadarn Castle, North Wales

Llyn Padarn, Llanberis and Dolbadarn Castle, North Wales
View of Llyn Padarn, Llanberis and Dolbadarn Castle, with Snowdon and Elidir Fach, in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Workman pushing slate quarry tram, North Wales

Workman pushing slate quarry tram, North Wales
A workman pushing a slate quarry tram with a large block of slate resting on top of it, somewhere in North Wales. These small trams can carry up to half a ton of raw slate

Background imageSlate Collection: Tramway, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales

Tramway, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
View of part of the tramway at the top of Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales, with rope haulage and brake equipment

Background imageSlate Collection: Slate tram and building, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales

Slate tram and building, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
View of a slate tram and part of the main buildings at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Municipal bench, Nantlle Valley, North Wales

Municipal bench, Nantlle Valley, North Wales
Close-up view of a municipal bench with a decorative iron dragon support, in the Nantlle Valley, North Wales. A pile of slate waste indicates that the bench is not far from a closed-down slate quarry

Background imageSlate Collection: Slate fence and chapel, Corris, Gwynedd, North Wales

Slate fence and chapel, Corris, Gwynedd, North Wales
View of a fence made of slate, and a chapel building in the middle distance, in the village of Corris, in the historic county of Merionethshire, Gwynedd, North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Gents toilet with slate roof, North Wales

Gents toilet with slate roof, North Wales
A circular gents toilet, built in 1850 with stone walls and a slate roof, somewhere in North Wales where the slate is quarried

Background imageSlate Collection: Young quarryman, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales

Young quarryman, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
A young quarryman waiting for the dust to settle after the rock has been blasted, at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Two quarrymen, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales

Two quarrymen, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
Two quarrymen, one young, one older, at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Chapel building, Penyrorsedd, North Wales

Chapel building, Penyrorsedd, North Wales
A large chapel building at Penyrorsedd in the Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales, with a ramshackle stone wall and what looks like an old iron bedstead in the foreground

Background imageSlate Collection: End of shift, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales

End of shift, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
Scene at the end of a days shift at the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. Quarrymen climb a 360 foot wooden ladder out of the slate pit

Background imageSlate Collection: Blondin system, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales

Blondin system, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
View of the Blondin high wire and truck at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Slate tram, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales

Slate tram, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
View of a slate tram and part of the main buildings at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Stoking furnace, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales

Stoking furnace, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
A foundryman stoking the foundry furnace at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Abandoned equipment near Penyrorsedd, North Wales

Abandoned equipment near Penyrorsedd, North Wales
A steam Blondin winder, abandoned above Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. There is a pile of broken slate in front of it

Background imageSlate Collection: Slate milestone, Pen y Gwryd, North Wales

Slate milestone, Pen y Gwryd, North Wales
A fine example of an early 19th century slate milestone, standing by the roadside at Pen y Gwryd, near Llanberis, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Penrhyn tomb, Llandegai Church, North Wales

Penrhyn tomb, Llandegai Church, North Wales
Detail of the Penrhyn tomb in Llandegai (or Llandygai) Church, near Bangor, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. The tomb was sculpted by Richard Westmacott for the first Lord

Background imageSlate Collection: Derelict slate workings, Nantlle Valley, North Wales

Derelict slate workings, Nantlle Valley, North Wales
View through an open window of derelict slate workings in the Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. When an industry dies, the area dies too, and only the pollution is left

Background imageSlate Collection: Slate milestone near Penmachno, North Wales

Slate milestone near Penmachno, North Wales
A slate milestone, probably early 19th century, near Penmachno, Betws-y-Coed, North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: House with decorative slate tiling, North Wales

House with decorative slate tiling, North Wales
View of the front of a house with decorative slate tiling, somewhere in North Wales. The house is double-fronted, but appears to be either terraced or semi-detached

Background imageSlate Collection: Derelict building, slate quarrying area, North Wales

Derelict building, slate quarrying area, North Wales
View of a derelict building in a slate quarrying area of North Wales. The roof of this house has several tiles (probably made of slate) missing

Background imageSlate Collection: Slate roof, Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, North Wales

Slate roof, Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, North Wales
Intricate patterning made from slate on the roof of an abandoned weighbridge building at Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Slate covered bungalow, Porthmadog, North Wales

Slate covered bungalow, Porthmadog, North Wales
A slate covered bungalow in Porthmadog, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. The town of Porthmadog developed in the 19th century as a port exporting slate to England

Background imageSlate Collection: Cherubs on Penrhyn tomb, Llandegai Church, North Wales

Cherubs on Penrhyn tomb, Llandegai Church, North Wales
A detail of cherubs splitting slate on the bas relief of the Penrhyn tomb in Llandegai (or Llandygai) Church, near Bangor, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Background imageSlate Collection: Remains of a slate quarry, North Wales

Remains of a slate quarry, North Wales
The remains of a slate quarry in North Wales, with a mountain of slate waste, railway earthworks, retaining walls and walkways

Background imageSlate Collection: Slate used on office building, Slate Wharf, Caernarfon

Slate used on office building, Slate Wharf, Caernarfon
Terracotta, yellow brick and Caernarfon slate used on an office building on Slate Wharf in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales



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