Penrhyn is one of the oldest slate quarries in the world A Gwynedd slate quarry has been given the go-ahead for a 20-acre (eight hectare) expansion that will extend its working life by up to 15 ...

The Penrhyn Slate Quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda. At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry and worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen.

The move will see 250,000 tonnes of purple roofing slate and 1.9 million tonnes of red/blue decorative slate extracted from Penrhyn Quarry in Bethesda.

Penrhyn is one of the oldest slate quarries in the world Jobs at a Gwynedd slate quarry are under threat after half a million tonnes of stone fell off a rock face, it has emerged. The Health and ...

Bethesda’s Penrhyn Quarry secured planning consent for the expansion in November 2022. It will enable the quarry continue until 2035, securing 115 skilled jobs in the area. Owner Welsh Slate ...

While the gates to Penrhyn Quarry were shut, other sources of slate were found. And then in the decades to follow, World War One, the Great Depression and World War Two.

Work is set to start this month on the extension of Penrhyn slate quarry in Gwynedd. A loan from the Welsh Government has enabled Welsh Slate to purchase an adjacent 20-acre parcel of land to allow it ...

Penrhyn Slate Quarry by Henry Hawkins, 1832.The painting hangs in Penrhyn Castle, which is cared for by the National Trust and open to the public (Image: ©National Trust Images/John Hammond) ...

Penrhyn Quarry has been producing roofing slate since the 13th Century. The sheepfold is more recent: its origins are unknown but it is described as post-medieval.

Ms Webster zoomed through Penrhyn Slate Quarry on the Velocity 2 zipwire run by Zip World, which claims to be the fastest zipline in the world and the longest in Europe. RELATED ARTICLES.

Painting. Lord Penrhyn's slate quarry near Bangor / John Nixon. - 1807. - Watercolour; 14x20.7cm, in gilt frame 36.8x42.1x2cm. - Signed with initals and dated 1807, dated 1808 on reverse and inscribed ...

Penrhyn quarry in Bethesda said the permission was "critical" to the long-term future of the site. The quarry is a major employer in the area, with around 290 staff producing roofing slate and ...