Blaenau Ffestiniog, Oakeley Quarries 1901
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This was one of Blaenau's major quarries; it closed after the Second World War. Ffestiniog slate is of very high quality, and can be split into very thin sheets of great length. It has to be mined because the slate beds dip under a cover of other rocks. The non-slate rocks form huge tips of waste material that scar the hills around, creating a surreal and fantastic landscape.
An extract from North Wales Photographic Memories.
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