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Penrhyn Quarry, photograph
Steam engine and rolling stock by the ‘powder mill’, Red Lion level, Penrhyn Quarry. The photograph shows the 'powder mill' (originally established in the 1920s) – Penrhyn Quarry's attempt to profit from the thousands of tonnes of slate waste. This is an example of the various uses of slate i.e. not only for roofing. The two workers in the photograph have not been identified. The view shown in the photograph has now been completely transformed as a result of the development of the quarry, and also following a fire at the powder mill.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2021.3/1
Creation/Production
unknown
Date: 1950s
Acquisition
Donation, 14/4/2021
Measurements
Length
(mm): 85
Width
(mm): 64
Techniques
black and white (monochrome photograph)
photograph
Material
paper
Location
In store
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