ISBN: 9781871184525 Publication Date: 09 April 2015 Publisher: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, Aberystwyth Format: Hardback, 285x225 mm, 292 pages Language: English
Slates from quarries in Wales once went to roof the world. By the late nineteenth century as many as a third of all the roofing slates produced worldwide came from Wales, competing with quarries in France and the United States. This book traces the industry.