THE SLATE INDUSTRY. By Merfyn Williams. Shire Album No. 268.
(1991) 2002 reprint. 8vo stapled paperback (150 x 209mm). Pp32. B/w photographs and illustrations, brief bibliography.
A concise but authoritative history of slate quarrying in Wales, Cornwall and the Lake District, chiefly in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Sections include: The slate; Extracting the slate; Processing the slate; Transport; The people; Further reading; Places to visit. Many good pictures. Shire Album no. 268.
A concise but authoritative history of slate quarrying in Wales, Cornwall and the Lake District, chiefly in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Sections include: The slate; Extracting the slate; Processing the slate; Transport; The people; Further reading; Places to visit. Many good pictures. Shire Album no. 268.
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| Author | Williams (Merfyn). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 20811 |
| ISBN | 074780124X / 074780124X. |
| Book Description | Fine new copy. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 2002 |
| Publisher | Shire Publications. |
| Place | Princes Risborough, Bucks. |