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Photograph showing three quarrymen on holiday. The photograph shows Now, Gwilym Ty Ffynnon, and Twm Blaen Nant on holiday in Rhyl during August 1938. All three were quarrymen at Dinorwig Quarry. The photograph documents the quarrymen’s first paid holidays from the quarry.

Holidays with pay were first introduced at Dinorwig Quarry in August 1938, and the employees were granted a week’s leave with pay.

This photograph belonged to Mr Owen William Humphreys, a steward at Dinorwig Quarry. He started working at the quarry when he was 14 years old, at Ponc Pendiffwys. In 1946 he became a quarry steward at Ponc Isaf Braich. He was then moved to Muriau (or Lower Wellington as that section of the quarry was also known), and then to the section of the quarry known as Lower Garrett. He remained a quarry steward until August 1969 when Dinorwig Quarry closed.