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Gorseddau and Prince of Wales Slate Quarries, Railways and Mill, UK (UNESCO Site)
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Both the Gorseddau and Prince of Wales quarries were developed between 1850 and 1870, the “Golden Age” of the slate industry in Gwynedd. Their development testifies to the fact that everyone that invested in the slate industry expected to make a fortune. Huge sums of money were invested in these two quarries from 1850 onwards. But both failed within a few years of opening, because of the poor quality of their rock.
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