The cluster of abandoned quarries in peripheral areas, which serve as a buffer source of freshwater, may be networked to form a significant water storage structure to tackle Chennai’s growing needs.
Slate and its products were sent around the world and the Delabole Slate Quarry is still the main employer today. Recommended reading: Delabole, the History of the Slate Quarry and the Making of ...
But it’s below the surface where the real magic lies. Since the Gwynedd slate quarry closed in 1960, rain and underwater springs have filled it 19 metres deep, trapping in time old buildings and ...
Nikki is a Snowdonia National Park warden and a mountain rescue team member. She is also a founder of Mountains And Diabetes, a charity which helps diabetes sufferers like her get the best of the ...
Late last month, a humble winding house building was torched at Dinorwic slate quarry, Gwynedd. While it may lack architectural merit, its heritage value is uncontested. The old drum house ...
Megalosaurus, an apex predator in the Middle Jurassic, was the first dinosaur to be scientifically named and described in 1824 from fossils found in slate quarries in the village of Stonesfield.
A Baldwin Drive woman reported Jan. 14 that she had lost $1,800 through a scam on Facebook. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive ...
Here you'll find traditional dwellings, a pub, old slate quarries and a museum, set against the backdrop of the awe-inspiring Isle of Mull and The Garvellachs. But while these sorts of village ...