Hafodlas Slate Quarry
Other Business Names:
- Ancaster, Lord
- Spooner, C E
- Spooner, J S
- Bettws y Coed Quarry Co
- Bettws y Coed Slate & Slab Quarry Co Ltd
- Bettws y Coed Slate Slab & Cistern Co Ltd
- Bettws y Coed Slate Quarry Co Ltd
- Bettws y Coed Slate & Slab Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bettwsy y Coed, Conwy, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
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Extraction
Slate extraction
Notes:
Traced origins to 1855 when leased from local landowner, Lord Ancaster. Initially operated by C E Spooner and J S Spooner until 1860. From 1860 operated by Bettws y Coed Quarry Co; from 1866 by Bettws y Coed Slate & Slab Quarry Co Ltd; from 1883 by Bettws y Coed Slate Slab & Cistern Co Ltd; from 1895 by Bettws y Coed Slate Quarry Co Ltd; and from 1919 as Bettws y Coed Slate & Slab Co
Publications:
- Hafodlas Slate Quarry by Jones, Griff R
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Ancaster, Lord
- Spooner, C E
- Spooner, J S
- Bettws y Coed Quarry Co
- Bettws y Coed Slate & Slab Quarry Co Ltd
- Bettws y Coed Slate Slab & Cistern Co Ltd
- Bettws y Coed Slate Quarry Co Ltd
- Bettws y Coed Slate & Slab Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bettwsy y Coed, Conwy, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
- Extraction Slate extraction
Notes:
Traced origins to 1855 when leased from local landowner, Lord Ancaster. Initially operated by C E Spooner and J S Spooner until 1860. From 1860 operated by Bettws y Coed Quarry Co; from 1866 by Bettws y Coed Slate & Slab Quarry Co Ltd; from 1883 by Bettws y Coed Slate Slab & Cistern Co Ltd; from 1895 by Bettws y Coed Slate Quarry Co Ltd; and from 1919 as Bettws y Coed Slate & Slab CoPublications:
- Hafodlas Slate Quarry by Jones, Griff R