Accounts, including bills of loading of slates shipped at Moel-y-don in Y Felinheli, Caernarfonshire by William Edwards and the Dinorwic Slate Company, 1820-1845. Of particular interest are the details of ships, local and otherwise, engaged in slate traffic during this period.
Moel-y-Don Papers
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- Dates of Creation1820-1845
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- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description1 item
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Administrative / Biographical History
Y Felinheli, sometimes known as Portdinorwic, is a village located between the towns of Caernarfon and Bangor, north Wales. It was once a thriving port on the Menai Strait with a well-sheltered harbour. Slates were transported from Dinorwic Quarry by light railway to the harbour and from there, shipped to all parts of the world.
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Incorporated into the General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts
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Presented by David Thomas, Bangor.
Note
Description compiled by Elen Wyn Simpson, November 2003.
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A typescript catalogue is available at the Archives Department of the University of Wales Bangor. Reference number : General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts 11611
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