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Llechwedd quarry

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By this time Greaves was running the Diffwys and Bowydd quarries under leases from their landowners. In 1846 Greaves and his partner Edwin Shelton leased pasture land nearby at Llechwedd and began prospecting for slate. They gave up their rent of Bowydd at this time. By 1847 miners located the "Old
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The early adoption of electric power at Llechwedd was down to Warren Roberts who was promoted to quarry manager in the late 1880s. The first hydro-electric power was generated at the quarry in 1891, and although Warren died before the full scheme could be realised, the owners of the quarry saw the
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Llechwedd slate quarry has two hydro electric plants, the first opened in April 1904 at Pant yr Afon, and the second at Maenofferen in 1911. They both generate power today having been shut down in 1998 and equipped with new generators reopening in 2010, with surplus now going to the national grid.
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with production increasing temporarily after the conflict. In 1957, Llechwedd started shipping out finished slates by lorry to the wharves at the LMS station at Blaenau Ffestiniog, though this practice only lasted until 1962.
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The investment in generating their own electric power led to the adoption of overhead electric power for the quarry railway, with two of the Bagnall steam locomotives being converted to electric in 1927 and 1930.
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In 1890 Llechwedd began to introduce electrical power, becoming the first quarry in the Ffestiniog area to do so. Because of the high rainfall in Blaenau Ffestiniog the quarry used its own
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In 1843 Greaves was elected the treasurer of the Ffestiniog Railway and in 1844 he became its chairman. This began a long association between the railway and the Greaves family.
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The 1960s saw a steep fall in the demand for slate. Llechwedd turned their attention to other potential sources of revenue, and in 1972 opened the
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In 1851 2,900 tons of finished slate was produced by Llechwedd and shipped over the FfR and the company moved its offices to
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Dismantled to be converted to overhead electric in the 1930s. Remains purchased by Rich Morris in 1973 and moved to
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was installed at Llechwedd and three years later a major new mill was built. Work at the quarry continued during
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As early as 1831, permission was sought to begin quarrying near Llechwedd Farm, however this came to nothing.
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plans through and built the Pant Yr Afon plant with two D.C. turbines producing 500 Volts. The original
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In 1909 Richard Greaves, the son of John Ernest, became chairman of the Ffestiniog Railway.
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Vein" at Llechwedd and development of the quarry began under the management of John's son
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techniques. The owners are also untopping Votty & Bowydd and Maneofferen quarries.
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turbines and 175kw DC Johnson and Philips generators have been preserved out of use.
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Quarry operations continue at Llechwedd in 2013, though on a limited scale and using
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to the south. In 1975, further consolidation occurred when Llechwedd also purchased
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Neale, Andrew (Winter 1976). "Narrow gauge at Blaenau - the end of an era".
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was opened in 1836, connecting Blaenau Ffestiniog with the sea at
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Built at the quarry from a Morris road lorry; out of use by 1964
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Isherwood, Graham (July 2009). "Chronology of Llechwedd Quarry".
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tourist attraction. The same year the quarry owners purchased
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1947 Later returned to, and now out of use at, Maenofferen
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Out of use 1964. Preserved West Lancashire Light Railway
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at the quarry. Supplied from overhead electrical wires
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at the quarry. Supplied from overhead electrical wires
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Ernest Jones (13 May 1988). "A Powerhouse Pioneer".
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Map of Gwynedd showing the position of the quarry
Gwynedd
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Gwynedd
Wales
UK
53°00′08″N 3°56′05″W / 53.0021°N 3.9347°W / 53.0021; -3.9347
Slate
Quarry

[ɬɛχˈwɛð]
slate quarry
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Wales
Llechwedd Slate Caverns

John Whitehead Greaves
Dwyryd
Ffestiniog Railway
Porthmadog
John Ernest Greaves
incline
Ffestiniog Railway
Porthmadog
hydro-electric
Blondin aerial ropeway
World War II
Llechwedd Slate Caverns
Diphwys Casson Quarry

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