Once, slate carved from here was sent all around the world, literally roofing the Industrial Revolution ... for both the participant and the parent/carer. This Welsh 3,000s challenge is one of the ...

The landscapes of Snowdonia across Gwynedd were said to have "put roofs on the world" in the 19th Century, as slate from its quarries ... horse event at the Royal Welsh Show.

I'm feeling slightly awkward, there is no roofing of local Welsh slate on the shop and shelter. "After all, the buildings ...

Restoration works to a Welsh slate museum, which is a popular tourist attraction, look set to move forward with plans recommended for approval. The Slate Museum, in Llanberis near Caernarfon, tells ...

Welsh slate was in demand not only in Britain but North America and mainland Europe as industrialisation and populations across the world gathered pace. Many new quarries opened or expanded to ...