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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
Derelict slate workings, Nantlle Valley, North WalesView 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
Slate milestone near Penmachno, North WalesA slate milestone, probably early 19th century, near Penmachno, Betws-y-Coed, North Wales
House with decorative slate tiling, North WalesView 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
Derelict building, slate quarrying area, North WalesView 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
Slate roof, Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, North WalesIntricate patterning made from slate on the roof of an abandoned weighbridge building at Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales
Slate covered bungalow, Porthmadog, North WalesA 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
Cherubs on Penrhyn tomb, Llandegai Church, North WalesA 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
Remains of a slate quarry, North WalesThe remains of a slate quarry in North Wales, with a mountain of slate waste, railway earthworks, retaining walls and walkways
Slate used on office building, Slate Wharf, CaernarfonTerracotta, yellow brick and Caernarfon slate used on an office building on Slate Wharf in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales
Slate tiling, Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, North WalesIntricate patterning made from slate on an abandoned weighbridge building at Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales
Remains of Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North WalesView of the remains of Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales. The National Slate Museum is nearby
Granite quarry, Aswan, EgyptGranite quarry, Aswan, unfinished obelisk, 41.75 m = 137 ft, 1152 tons, cracked. If it had remained whole, it would have been the largest obelisk ever raised. Photograph by Lionel Coates
CHALK PITWorking a chalk pit
Chalk QuarryQuarrying chalk at Faxo, probably in Denmark
Stone Quarry FranceA somewhat idealised quarry where the slate (french : ardoise) is cut out in neat slices and winched up to the surface
Bellers Nap QuarryWorking the stone quarry at Bellers Nap, Barrow, Gloucestershire
Penrhyn Quarries - 1The slate quarries at Penrhyn, Bethesda, Anglesey, Wales. (1 of 3)
Penrhyn Quarries - 3The slate quarries at Penrhyn, Bethesda, Anglesey, Wales. (3 of 3)
Gilmerton QuarryWorking the quarry at Gilmerton, Tayside (Scotland)
French Stone QuarryHorses drag a wagon-load of stone from a French quarry : a massive windlass is used to raise the stone from the workings to the road
Penrhyn Quarries - 2The slate quarries at Penrhyn, Bethesda, Anglesey, Wales. (2 of 3)
QUARRYING / 1867A view in the Carrara, the Ravaccione Quarries
