The former slate quarrying village of Llanberis viewed from Dinorwig Quarry
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The former slate quarrying village of Llanberis viewed from Dinorwig Quarry
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 9 Dec 2006
Llanberis, now dependent mainly on tourism, was the largest of the slate quarrying dormitory villages of the central section of the Caernarvonshire Slate Belt. Slate was practically a monolith employer between the 1830s and 1930s, with Dinorwig Quarry at the zenith of its prosperity in the 1890s employing over 3000 workers.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.121802
Longitude
-4.128801