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Conglog Slate Quarry

Other Business Names:

  • Roberts, Robert
  • Williams, John
  • Harlech, Lord
  • Conglog Slate Co
  • Conglog Slate & Slab Co Ltd
  • New Conglog Slate & Slab Co Ltd
  • Cwmorthin Tramway
  • Glyn Ffestiniog Slate & Slab Quarry

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Blaenau, Gwynedd, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales

Sectors:

  • Extraction Slate extraction

Notes:

Established by Robert Roberts and John Williams in 1854 when they leased land from the family of Lord Harlech. 1866 traded as Conglog Slate Co. Later owned by Conglog Slate & Slab Co Ltd from 1873 and subsequently by New Conglog Slate & Slab Co Ltd from c1881. Sometime served by Cwmorthin Tramway. Finally traded as Glyn Ffestiniog Slate & Slab Quarry. Closed 1910

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