Holland, Samuel
Other Business Names:
- Rhiwbryfdir Quarry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
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Extraction
Iron ore extraction
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Transport services
Railway transport services exc private & industrial railways
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Extraction
Slate extraction
Notes:
Samuel Holland, 1803-92, operated slate quarries near Festiniog, Merionethshire, initially on behalf of his father from c1820. In particular developed Rhiwbryfdir Quarry from 1828. Promoted improvements in local transport to facilitate slate quarrying, most notably Ffestiniog Railway. Subsequently developed other family interests in the area, eg ironstone mining, often with a view to rapid sale
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Other Business Names:
- Rhiwbryfdir Quarry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
- Extraction Iron ore extraction
- Transport services Railway transport services exc private & industrial railways
- Extraction Slate extraction