Slate Industry in the 1980's

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Archive of a slate quarry in Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Footage showing the Welsh slate industry in a Blaenau Ffestiniog quarry in the 1980's . Has black and white archive of quarrymen going underground from an earlier report.
From: Horizon The Slatemakers
First broadcast : 01 December 1980

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9

Subject : History, Geography

Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain, Modern Wales and Britain, Economic activity

Keywords : Slate industry, Traditional industry, Primary industry, Blaenau Ffestiniog

Notes : Why did the slate industry decline? What parts of Wales were associated with the slate industry? Look at the decline of traditional industries in Wales and the rise of new ones (e.g. tourism).


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