Blaen y Cwm Quarry (Q4923794)

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  • English Wikipedia categories: 1 ft 11½ in gauge railways in Wales, Bro Machno, Ffestiniog Railway, Industrial railways in Wales, Railway inclines in Wales, Slate mines in Conwy County Borough
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Blaen y Cwm quarry was a slate quarry located east of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales. It was first worked in some time between 1813 and 1818 and sporadically after that until 1914. The quarry was connected to the Ffestiniog Railway at Duffws Station via the Rhiwbach Tramway.

Summary from Cymraeg / Welsh Wikipedia (cywiki)

Chwarel lechi i'r dwyrain o dref Blaenau Ffestiniog (ond yn Sir Conwy) oedd Chwarel Blaen y Cwm, weithiau Blaen-y-cwm. Fe'i dechreuwyd rhwng 1813 a 1818, a bu ar agor yn ysbeidiol hyd 1914.

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quarry (Q188040) landuse=quarry
mine (Q820477) industrial=mine
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Slate mines in Conwy County Borough gnis:feature_type=Mine, landuse=quarry, man_made=mineshaft, man_made=mine, industrial=mine