Gwydir Slate Quarries
Other Business Names:
- Wynn family
- Willoughby de Eresby, Lord
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Llanrwst, Conwy, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
-
Extraction
Slate extraction
Notes:
For long owned by Wynn family/Barons Willoughby de Eresby who leased them from at least 1730s. By 19th century they were among the largest slate quarries in Wales. Comprised several quarries operated separately
Publications:
- Gwydir Slate Quarries by Williams, M C, & M J T Lewis
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Wynn family
- Willoughby de Eresby, Lord
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Llanrwst, Conwy, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
- Extraction Slate extraction
Notes:
For long owned by Wynn family/Barons Willoughby de Eresby who leased them from at least 1730s. By 19th century they were among the largest slate quarries in Wales. Comprised several quarries operated separatelyPublications:
- Gwydir Slate Quarries by Williams, M C, & M J T Lewis