| Wednesday 20th May 2009 | |
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The Penrhyn slate quarry is carved out of Snowdon's foothills |
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One of the T&B groups looking out over the quarry's.....
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.....principal workings
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Sawing into blocks for splitting into roofing slates
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A rig for cutting large cladding panels
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The T&B Craft Committee Chairman kitted out for action.....
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.....and splitting a mean slate |
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Not a match for the professional's skill, though! |
A T&B group against a backdrop of roofing slates packed for shipment to sites in UK and and all quarters of the globe
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Craft Visit to Welsh Slate’s Penryhn Quarry at Bethesda near Bangor
Transporting quarried slate to the works
