A Summary of the Barn Hill Further Additional Collection at the
University of Wales, Bangor by Elen Wyn Hughes. Trans Anglesey
Antiquarian Soc 1998 pp 79-86. This is a continuation of the history of
one of the main gentry families in Anglesey. It includes deeds relating
to slate and copper mining in Snowdonia dating from the late nineteenth
century - plans as well as surveys, correspondence and leases of the
workings of the Great Snowdon Mountain Copper Mines, the Great Snowdon
Honestone Quarries and other such as Cwmdyle Copper Mining Co, Snowdon
Slate Quarries, Plas-y-nant Slate Quarries, Cribb Ddu Mine, Great Arran
and Snowdon Mine - these outline the profits made by the estate though
royalties. Other minerals such as tin and lead were also extracted from
these Carnarfonshire lands.
Estuary views decided sale by John Williams. Western Mail Section 3
Welsh House p 1 photo. Quay House at Landshipping, Pembrokeshire is for
sale. This former colliery owner’s house has old rails and an
embankment as a garden feature. Nearby, in 1844, some 40 miners - the
youngest just 9 years old were killed in a disaster in Garden Pit Mine.
Hidden history of Wales is uncovered. Anon. Western Mail 29 October
1999 p 6 photos. Nant-yr-Eira mine in the Hafren Forest near Llanidloes
has been uncovered.
Grant for Museum. Anon. Western Mail 29 October 1999 p 9. Llanidloes
Museum gets £190,000 from the Heritage Fund. Museum contains a model of
the Van Mine and other mining relics.
Contributed by Tony Oldham, Specialist Bookseller for Mines and Caves.
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