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TheBogieman
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10 years ago

Andrew Roberts, the MD has just released this news:-

J W Greaves & Sons Ltd, Llechwedd Slate Mines, Blaenau Ffestiniog has engaged with the Archive Department of Gwynedd Council and the Museum Service to begin the process of safe keeping the company's historical documents, plans, artefacts and photographs.

I trust this is welcome news to enthusiasts as it safeguards industrial history that will be catalogued, kept in a safe environment and, in due course, will be accessible to all.
The project will begin sometime during January 2015.

Andrew

That's very good news for us ind. archaeology types! :thumbsup:

Clive

Explorans ad inferos

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Barney
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10 years ago

Well that is nice, shame they didn't adopt this idea a few years ago before destroying the buildings

[email protected]
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10 years ago

That's great news Andrew. Best regards David Edwards (Quarry Tours 1972) Poldark Mine Cornwall.

jona
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10 years ago

Maybe guilt has finaly kicked in?
still,good news though

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simonrl
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10 years ago

Excellent news, thanks for sharing it :thumbup:

Andrew has also uploaded a good number of very excellent archive photos to Facebook over the years as well.

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JohnnearCfon
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10 years ago

"Barney" wrote:
Well that is nice, shame they didn't adopt this idea a few years ago before destroying the buildings

That is all the result of a change in MD a few years back. A lot of good work has been done since then by Andrew Roberts.

simonrl
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10 years ago

Llechwedd do seem to be making major efforts to preserve their history now; the locos, and now this. Great to hear.

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

DylanW
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10 years ago

Why would guilt kick in?

A sibrydodd yn welw ei wedd, rhowch garrag las ar fy medd, o chwaral y Penrhyn, lle''r euthym yn blentyn i''r gwaith.

Jimbo
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10 years ago

"DylanW" wrote:
Why would guilt kick in?

Probably because they destroyed a number of historic buildings and structures I seem to recall, just saying!! 😞

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DylanW
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10 years ago

#10

All in the name of progress.

A sibrydodd yn welw ei wedd, rhowch garrag las ar fy medd, o chwaral y Penrhyn, lle''r euthym yn blentyn i''r gwaith.

JohnnearCfon
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10 years ago

#11

I agree, except for the fact a group had offered to pay for and remove the historic winding engine prior to it being smashed up!

jona
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10 years ago

#12

"DylanW" wrote:
All in the name of progress.

isnt chwarel penrhyn purpl:oops:e slate? Ur bio suggests its blue.lol

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DylanW
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10 years ago

#13

There is also a blue vein runing through the works :oops: which is refered to as "yr hen las".

A sibrydodd yn welw ei wedd, rhowch garrag las ar fy medd, o chwaral y Penrhyn, lle''r euthym yn blentyn i''r gwaith.

jona
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10 years ago

#14

Makes sense now.thanks
:stupid:

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