A selection of recommended books:-
All of the following books have been invaluable in providing information
to both the notes contained on this site and to the history and working of many quarries i have visited over the years.
'A Gazeteer of the Welsh Slate Industry' / Alun John Richards / Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
'A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Mid Wales' / Douglas B Hague / Association for Industrial Archaeology
'A Return to Corris' / Corris Railway Society / Avon-Anglia Publications & Services
'An Illustrated History Of The Festiniog Railway' / Peter Johnson / Oxford Publishing Co.
'Arriving at Dinas Mawddwy' / Julian Hunt / Meirion Publications
'Blaen y Cwm and Cwt y Bugail Slate Quarries' / M.J.T Lewis / Adit Publications
'Branch Lines Around Porthmadog (1926-46)' / Vic Mitchell & Kieth Smith / Middleton Press
'Branch Lines Around Porthmadog (1954-94)' / Vic Mitchell & Kieth Smith / Middleton Press
'Bryneglwys Slate Quarry' / Alan Holmes with Sara Eade / Alan Holmes & Sara Eade
'Candles to Caplamps - The story of Gloddfa Ganol' / J.G.Isherwood / Gloddfa Ganol
'Chwarelwyr Cyntaf Ffestiniog' / M.J.T.Lewis & M.C.Williams / Snowdonia National Park Study Centre
'Conglog Slate Quarry' / C. Hancock & M.J.T. Lewis / Adit Publications
'Corris - A Narrow Gauge Portrait' / John Scott Morgan / Irwell Press
'Cwm Gwyrfai - The Quarries of the North Wales Narrow Gauge & the Welsh Highland Railways' / Gwynfor Pierce Jones & Alun John Richards / Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
'Cwmorthin Slate Quarry' / Graham Isherwood / Adit Publications
'Delving in Dinorwig' / Douglas C. Carrington / Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
'Dinorwic - The Llanberis Slate Quarry 1780-1969' / Reg Chamber Jones / Bridge Books
'Ffestiniog in Colour - Ffestinog Mewn Lliw' / Peter Johnson & Michael Whitehouse / Ian Allen Publishing
'Ffestiniog in the Fifties' / Vic Mitchell & Allan Garraway / Middleton Press
'Ffestiniog Railway - A View from the Past' / Peter Johnson / Ian Allen Publishing
'Gazeteer of Slate Quarrying in Wales - Revised' / Alun John Richards / Llygad Gwalch
'Gwydir Slate Qaurries - Chwareli Gwydir' / M.C.Williams & M.J.T.Lewis / Snowdonia National Park Study Centre
'Llechi Slate' / M.J.T.Lewis / Gwynedd Archive Services
'Llechwedd Slate Caverns' / Ivor Wynne Jones / Llechwedd Slate Caverns
'Llechwedd and other Ffestiniog Railways' / Ivor Wynne Jones & Gordon Hatherill / Llechwedd Slate Caverns
'Narrow Gauge Railways in Mid Wales (1850-1970)' / J.I.C.Boyd / Oakwood Press
'Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire: Vol I - West ' / J.I.C.Boyd / Oakwood press
'Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire: Vol II - The Penrhyn Quarry Railways' / J.I.C.Boyd / Oakwood Press
'Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire: Vol III - The Dinorwic Quarry & Railways (Etc.)' / J.I.C.Boyd / Oakwood Press
'Narrow Gauge Railways in South Caernarvonshire: Vol I' / J.I.C.Boyd / Oakwood Press
'Narrow Gauge Railways in South Caernarvonshire: Vol II - The Welsh Highland Railway' / J.I.C.Boyd / Oakwood Press
'Narrow Gauge Steam out of Portmadoc' / N.F.Gurley / D.Bradford Barton Ltd.
'On the Welsh Narrow Gauge' / J.I.C.Boyd / D.Bradford Barton Ltd.
'Past and Present: The Ffestiniog Railway' / John Stretton / Past & Present Publishing
'Past and Present: The Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways' / John Stretton / Past & Present Publishing
'Past and Present: The Talyllyn Railway' / David J. Mitchell & Terry Eyres / Past & Present Publishing
'Past and Present: The Welsh Highland Railway - Vol I' / John Stretton / Past & Present Publishing
'Past and Present: The Welsh Highland Railway - Vol II' / John Stretton / Past & Present Publishing
'Pioneers of Ffestiniog Slate' / M.J.T.Lewis & M.C.Williams / Snowdonia National Park Study Centre
'Porthmadog' / Myfanwy Morris / Gwynedd Archive Services
'Porthmadog to Blaenau' / Vic Mitchell & Kieth Smith / Middleton Press
'Portrait of the Ffestiniog' / Peter Johnson / Ian Allen Publishing
'Railway Adventure' / L.T.C.Rolt / David & Charles
'Ratgoed - A Study in Slate' / Sara Eade / Sara Eade
'Rhosydd Slate Quarry' / M.J.T.Lewis & J.H.Denton / Adit Publications
'Slate Below - A Study Of Corris' / Sara Eade / Sara Eade
'Slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog' / J.G.Isherwood / AB Publishing
'Slate Quarry Railways of Gwynedd' / Michael Messenger / Twelveheads Press
'Slate Quarrying at Corris' / Alun John Richards / Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
'Slate Quarrying in Wales' / Alun John Richards / Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
'Slates From Abergynolwyn' / Alan Holmes / Gwynedd Archive Services
'Slates to Velinheli' / D.C.Carrington & T.F.Rushworth / Maid Marion Locomotive Fund
'Slates to Velinheli (Reprint of 2nd Ed.)' / D.C.Carrington & T.F.Rushworth / Bala Lake Railway Society
'The Ffestiniog Railway 1836 - 1986' / John Davies / Gwynedd Archive Services
'The Ffestiniog Railway: Vol I - History & Route' / J.I.C.Boyd / Oakwood Press
'The Ffestiniog Railway: Vol II - Locomotives & Rolling Stock' / J.I.C.Boyd / Oakwood Press
'The Little Wonder - 150 Years of the Ffestiniog Railway' / John Winton / Michael Joseph Ltd.
'The Glyn Valley Tramway' / W.J.Milner / Oxford Publishing
'The Slate Industry' / Merfyn Williams / Shire Publications
'The Slate Quarries of North Wales in 1873' / M.J.T.Lewis (Ed.) / Snowdonia National Park Study Centre
'The Slate Quarries of Pembrokeshire' / Alun John Richards / Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
'The Slate Railways of Wales' / Alun John Richards / Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
'The Slate Regions of North and Mid Wales' / Alun John Richards / Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
'The Talyllyn Railway' / David Potter / David & Charles
'The Talyllyn Railway' / J.I.C.Boyd / Wild Swan
'The Talyllyn Railway Men' / Sara Eade / Sara Eade
'The Welsh Narrow Gauge in Colour' / Peter Johnson / Ian Allen Publishing
'The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway' / Ralph Cartwright & R.T.Russell / David & Charles
'Welsh Narrow Gauge Railways from Old Picture Postcards' / Andrew Neale / Plateway Press
'Welsh Slate - Archaeology & History Of An Industry' / David Gwyn / RCAHMW
'Within These Hills - A Study Of Corris Uchaf' / Sara Eade / Sara Eade
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