Votty & Bowydd quarry
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votty-bowydd-quarry-279-5969590
title:
Votty & Bowydd quarry
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Votty & Bowydd quarry is a major slate quarry in the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales. It was one of the major users of the Ffestiniog Railway. It opened in 1870 In the quarry's peak years around 1900, the quarry produced around 17,000 tons-per-annum of slate, employing 500 men. It continues to produce crushed slate on a limited scale under the ownership of the nearby Llechwedd quarry.
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Slate quarry in North Wales
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Votty_%26_Bowydd_quarry
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2022-09-23T00:56:34Z
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