Event:Leusa, Hannah and Gwyneth! Meet our Museum characters!
Enjoy performances by our actors in residence for the last time before the museum closes. Watch them bring the stories of the slate quarries alive with their unique performances - and meet our new character Gwyneth - for the very first time!
LEUSA: Join Leusa - a Quarryman's wife - in No 2 Fron Haul, as she she struggles to put food on the table in the middle of the Great Strike in Penrhyn Quarry!
Location: 1901 house – Quarrymen’s Houses
Saturday 26 October/ Tuesday 29 October/ Wednesday 30 October/ Friday 1 November/ 12pm - 4pm
HANNAH: Discover more about the Chief Engineer's House and the items in it and what Hannah has to do everyday to keep the house in good order!
Location: Chief Engineer's House
Sunday 27 / Monday 28, Thursday 31 October, 3 November / 12pm - 4pm
GWYNETH: It’s 20 August 1969 - during the annual 2 week quarry holiday and Gwyneth – a woman in her early 60s is cleaning the house surrounded by her ‘mod-cons’ - an electric fire and ewbank cleaner. Hear about Gwyneth's trip to see the Investiture of Prince Charles in Caeranrfon and her hopes for her son, who has gone to Bangor University to study rather than work in the quarry like his Father - who recently passed away from silicosis after working at the quarry for over 40 years!
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Leusa's Day in the 1901 Quarryman's House
Gwyneth Roberts based at the 1969 Quarrymen's House
Plan your visit
Opening Hours
18 March - 3 November 2024
Open Daily 10am - 5pm
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. For safety reasons, we reserve the right to conduct bag searches when entering the museum.
Eat, drink, shop
Our gift shop, which has been inspired by the underground experience and our collections, will be open during your visit, selling a wide selection of bespoke products and gifts.
Our coffee shop serves a small range of hot and cold drinks, cakes and snacks. You are welcome to bring a picnic to the Museum.Location Parking
Ample parking nearby, for cars and coaches. Please note there is a charge for the carpark.
Padarn Country Park car park is owned and operated by Gwynedd Council. The parking costs £4.50 – and there is a card facility payment. (www.paybyphone.co.uk/ or use the paybyphone app / Location 804552) If you can only pay by cash please be aware that we are unable to supply change at this time.
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