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Aerial photograph of Dinorwig Quarry, Llanberis, 1994
Aerial photograph of Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1996
Aerial photograph of Glanrafon Slate Quarry, Betws Garmon, 1994
Aerial photograph of Rhiw-Bach Slate Quarry, Penmachno, 1993
Aerial photograph of Rhos Slate Quarry, Capel Curig, 1994
  • Penarth (near Corwen, Denbighshire) is a moderately-sized slate quarry, initially comprising terraces and an open pit but later also including underground workings. The remains are generally dated from 1868, when development took place as a result of the arrival of the railway, but some of the open workings are undoubtedly much earlier. The initial working used hand dressing, with the slate being carted by road. Water power may have been introduced with the development of the underground workings during the mid-nineteenth century. In or shortly after 1868, 150 men were said to have been employed but only 10 men were recorded as working at the quarry in 1883, despite a creditable near 500 tons of production at that time. The quarry closed in 1890 but re-opened five years later. An incline connection was made to the railway and a sawmill (possibly with water-powered sand saws) was situated near the foot of the incline. In 1903, it was stated that all sawing was done in this 'wharf' mill. In 1904, a sawing shed opened at the eastern end of the site with a 12 h.p. Blackburne engine. Possibly later than this, a Hornsby 40 h.p. gas engine was installed, which is stated to have operated a 'force pump'. During the years before closure, in 1932, only slab (about 1000 tons per year) was produced. Source: Alun John Richards, 'A Gazeteer of the Welsh Slate Industry' (Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 1991), pp. 206-7.
Aerial photograph of Penarth Slate Quarry, Corwen, 1995