Plas Tan y Bwlch lecture - 6th October

Mine exploration, photographs and mining history for mine explorers, industrial archaeologists, researchers and historians

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simonrl
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14 years ago

How was the lecture? I'd really hoped to come but only finished work about an hour ago 😢

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

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davel
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14 years ago

Well, for a start, you missed the free tea/coffee and biscuits.

Very good talk. I think the best way to describe it was that it was basically a potted summary of the archaeological work Michael Lewis has been involved in over the last 40 years in connection with the slate industry with mention of some of the aspects of the quarries he found particularly interesting.

A particular point Michael made is that some of the smaller outlying earlier quarries preserve the archaeology of their original working (late 18th/early 19th century) which, in the case of the larger quarries we're more familiar with, has been obliterated by the heavily industrialised and intensive working of the late 19th century.

Dave

Llion
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14 years ago

A very good night 😉 😉

learnt a few new things :smartass:

🅱Me... Back n Boogying ag wrth n modd

Gwyn
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14 years ago

It was good to see you all! 🙂
I'd been trying very hard in the darkness to take notes of the lecture so it was great afterwards to be able to buy the illustrated booklet of the talk. Just wish this availability had been mentioned before the lecture! :thumbsup:

grahami
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14 years ago

Sounds good - sadly too far to travel just for the evening, and too tied up at work to take the day off.

Cheers

Grahami

The map is the territory - especially in chain scale.

hymac580c
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14 years ago

Very good evening. There must have been at least 60 to 80 people there. Michael Lewis is a very interesting and knowlagable fellow.
Where are we going next Thursday night??

Bellach dim ond swn y gwynt yn chwibian, lle bu gynt yr engan ar cynion yn tincian.

merddinemrys
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13 years ago

Are these regular nights or was this a one off?

skimble
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13 years ago

The Merfyn Williams memorial lecture takes place annually and is held in alternate years through the medium of Welsh and English. As you will see from below, the topics are wide-ranging.

Titles so far:
2008: Y Llenor a’i Fro Gynefin
2009: Ironworking in Meirioneth from prehistory to the 18th century
2010: Mewn Gwasgod o Fynydd – Hanes Twristiaeth yn Eryri
2011: The Archaeology of Gwynedd Slate - Flesh on the Bones

merddinemrys
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13 years ago

Interesting. I've missed out for a year then! 😞