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Swithland Slate Quarry, LeicestershireSketch of Swithland Slate Quarry, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859
Slate rocks near Newtown, Swithland, LeicestershireSketch of remarkable slate rocks at the entrance to Newtown, viewed from Woodhouse, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859
Sketch of Shucknall Quarries, Herefordshire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1858
The Granite Quarries, W. Quincy, Massachusetts, USA Date: circa 1910s
Ravensworth CastleThe ruins of Ravensworth Castle, home of the Fitzhugh family. Built out of sandstone, the castle was used as a quarry by the locals. Abandoned 16th century
Pittsford Italian Quarry, West Vermont. A marble and alabaster mine. Date: circa 1910
French Underground slate quarrying at Laval Date: circa 1910s
Snowy QuarryA winter scene of the snow- covered slate quarry at Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, Wales. Date: 1960s
Caravan dwellers in DurhamAn assortment of caravans, some with wooden wheels and others having lost their wheels, near a quarry in County Durham. Date: circa 1936
Romania - Turcoaia Granite QuarryGranite Quarry at Turcoaia - a commune in Tulcea County, Romania. Date: circa 1910s
Plaster Kiln & QuarryA quarry from 18th century France. The plaster is carried by horses to the kiln to be processed. Date: Circa 1760
Quarry Strata ExposedView of a quarry section or cutting showing the exposed strata Date: circa 1860
Kitchen and inmates, Portland Prison, DorsetA kitchen or cook-house at Portland Prison, Dorset. Inmates in arrow-patterned uniforms stand in front of a row of large steam-heated cooking coppers
Boys breaking stones in quarry, Mettray Colony, FranceBoys at work breaking stones in a quarry at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France. In the 1840s
Penrhyn Slate Quarry - Wales
Blondin tower, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North WalesView 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
Blondin winder, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North WalesA 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
Moving slate waste, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North WalesA workman moving slate waste at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales
Foundry, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North WalesGeneral view of the foundry at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales, with two men at work
Quarrymens shed, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North WalesA quarrymens shed at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales, showing drystone construction and superb workmanship in walls and roofing
Sheep in graveyard, Talysarn, North WalesA sheep in a graveyard, helping to keep the grass down, in the village of Talysarn, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales
Workman with tram, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North WalesA workman pushing a tram loaded with large slabs of slate, at the Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales
Rhiwbryfdir Slate Quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog, North WalesView of Rhiwbryfdir Slate Quarry, near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales, showing the slate store, a crane
Workman with slate quarry tram, North WalesA 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
Quarryman drilling, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North WalesA quarryman drilling into the rock at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales
Bungalow with patterned slate roof, North WalesA bungalow with an elaborately patterned slate roof, somewhere in North Wales where the slate is quarried
Foundry mark, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North WalesA foundry mark in the blacksmiths shop at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales
Carving a block, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North WalesA 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
Window detail, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North WalesA 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
Lowering a tram, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North WalesLowering 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
Llyn Padarn, Llanberis and Dolbadarn Castle, North WalesView of Llyn Padarn, Llanberis and Dolbadarn Castle, with Snowdon and Elidir Fach, in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales
Workman pushing slate quarry tram, North WalesA 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
Tramway, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North WalesView of part of the tramway at the top of Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales, with rope haulage and brake equipment
Slate tram and building, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North WalesView of a slate tram and part of the main buildings at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales
Municipal bench, Nantlle Valley, North WalesClose-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
Slate fence and chapel, Corris, Gwynedd, North WalesView 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
Gents toilet with slate roof, North WalesA circular gents toilet, built in 1850 with stone walls and a slate roof, somewhere in North Wales where the slate is quarried
Young quarryman, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North WalesA 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
Two quarrymen, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North WalesTwo quarrymen, one young, one older, at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales
Chapel building, Penyrorsedd, North WalesA 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
End of shift, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North WalesScene 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
Blondin system, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North WalesView of the Blondin high wire and truck at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales
Slate tram, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North WalesView of a slate tram and part of the main buildings at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales
Stoking furnace, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North WalesA foundryman stoking the foundry furnace at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales
Abandoned equipment near Penyrorsedd, North WalesA 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
Slate milestone, Pen y Gwryd, North WalesA fine example of an early 19th century slate milestone, standing by the roadside at Pen y Gwryd, near Llanberis, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales
Penrhyn tomb, Llandegai Church, North WalesDetail 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