Bwlch y Slaters quarry

Bwlch y Slaters quarry was a small affair, which started as open workings near the summit of Manod Mawr in the 1780s. Its early history is a little sketchy, but John Pritchard took a lease on the quarry for seven years in May 1824. Two months later, three-quarters of the quarry were leased to James Smart. Two men called Hudson and Magnes re-opened the quarry in 1835, and subsequently it was worked for seven years by a company probably called the Manchester and Festiniog Slate Co. James Meyrick then worked it, but lost the lease when he failed to make the payments for the lease. His manager, Edward Jones, then worked it, before selling the lease to a Mr Williams of Benner Fawr. Williams…