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  • The Miners' Bridge over the river Llugwy, so-called because it was used by local lead miners.
Miners Bridge, Betws-y-coed, from below, photographed by Roger Fenton, c. 1855
  • The following extracts are taken from the diary of the poet John Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog) for the year 1872. At the time, Ceiriog was employed as station-master in Caersws, Montgomeryshire, where he was responsible for overseeing the newly-opened railway line which ran from Caersws to the leadmining settlement of Fan. J. Ceiriog Hughes (1832-87) was born in Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Denbighshire. After working in Manchester and later as a railway clerk in London he returned to Wales in 1868 when he was appointed station-master at Caersws. Ceiriog had begun composing poetry as a young man, but it was not until 1860 that his first volume was published, entitled 'Oriau'r Hwyr'. Further volumes quickly followed, including 'Oriau'r Bore' (1862) and 'Cant o Ganeuon' (1863), which contained some of his most popular work. His songs in particular were extremely popular and some, such as 'Nant y Mynydd' and 'Alun Mabon' continue to be sung and recited at eisteddfodau and concerts.
Extracts from a diary kept by the poet and station-master John Ceiriog Hughes (Ceiriog), 1872 [front cover, image 1 of 7]
Accounts of Joshua Edisbury of Erddig for lead works at Trelogan, Flintshire, 1696-1701 [front cover, image 1 of 40]
  • Nanteos was built for Thomas Powell in 1738, and remained the home of the Powell family for over 250 years. The Powell family were an extremely influential and powerful family in Cardiganshire. Several members of the family represented the area in Parliament, and in addition to owning a great deal of land, they also owned the rights to mine lead in the county.
Aerial photograph of Nanteos mansion, Llanfarian, 1995
  • The buildings shown in this photograph were associated with the extraction and processing of lead ore.
Bryntail Lead Mine, Montgomeryshire, 19th century
  • This lead miners' clog was found at the site of the Minera lead mines, Denbighshire. It was probably made locally during the nineteenth century.
Lead miner's wooden clog from Minera, 19th century