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Mae’r mwyafrif yn ymwneud a chwarel Llechwedd.

The majority of these photographs are related to the Llechwedd Slate Quarries.

Item Title	Description	Archive Date
XS1058/41	Llechwedd Quarries - Floor 5. showing 2 mills (still operating, but much altered in 1969) four water-wheels and steam operated haulage on main incline; in foreground, stacking of slates, small steam h... more
XS1058/42	Llechwedd Quarries. Underground view; top foreman inspecting rock-face; centre: rock man (bearded) drilling blasting-hole with Jumper; below Rockman drilling blasting-hole with hammer and drill-rod, r... more	1890-1895
XS1058/43	Llechwedd Quarries. View of floors 1 and 2: in foreground office and cottages:- In background Plas Waenydd, and above it, old Barracks on side of Criban Mountain. Water-wheels and troughing visible in... more
XS1058/44	Llechwedd Quarries. ’Working in open on upper part of Floor 3. Watershed (Olwen Goch) for underground haulage visible in background.	1890-1895
XS1058/45	Llechwedd Quarries. View of 2 mills (still in use 1969) in Floor 5. In background (left) Plas Waenydd. Barracks on Criban Mountain. Also Highway leading from Blaenau Ffestiniog over Crimea Pass to Be... more
XS1058/46	Llechwedd Quarries. Another view of Floors 1 and 2, taken from Tips: shows office in fore ground with Cottages. (Harpist’s cottage first, mills behind them) slates being stacked. 1890-1895.	1890-1895
XS1058/47	Llechwedd Quarries. Slate Splitting chisel is parting a block with special slate. Splitting chisel, (hammer not visible.) His partner dresses the slate to size on revolving knife machine (1890-	1890-
XS1058/48	Llechwedd Quarries. View of quarry from Plas Waenydd. 1889.	1889
XS1058/49	Llechwedd Quarries. Mill and Floor 5, in process of construction.	1850?
XS1058/50	Llechwedd Quarries: Rubbish wagon being tipped.

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