mbriscoe Posted 13 May , 2019 Share Posted 13 May , 2019 Full set of images on FLICKR Quote Deiniolen War Memorial SH 57798 63283 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asanewt Posted 13 May , 2019 Share Posted 13 May , 2019 A significant loss in such a small, at that time, population methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbriscoe Posted 13 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 13 May , 2019 18 minutes ago, asanewt said: A significant loss in such a small, at that time, population methinks. I think the memorial covers several of the nearby communities. But many rural communities suffered badly, I think the Western Isles had the highest losses relative to the population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hywyn Posted 14 May , 2019 Share Posted 14 May , 2019 17 hours ago, mbriscoe said: I think the memorial covers several of the nearby communities. But many rural communities suffered badly, I think the Western Isles had the highest losses relative to the population. Covers Deiniolen (then called Ebenezer), Clwt y Bont, Dinorwig and Brynrefail. They were /are slate quarrying villages where the majority of the men worked the Dinorwig Quarries (workforce of over 3000 in that era) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbriscoe Posted 14 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 14 May , 2019 3 minutes ago, Hywyn said: Covers Deiniolen (then called Ebenezer), Clwt y Bont, Dinorwig and Brynrefail. They were /are slate quarrying villages where the majority of the men worked the Dinorwig Quarries (workforce of over 3000 in that era) I saw that on one of the websites about the memorial. My family were living around there - Ebenezer, Clwt y Bont, and Brynrefail but no idea which quarries they worked in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 14 May , 2019 Share Posted 14 May , 2019 10 minutes ago, mbriscoe said: I saw that on one of the websites about the memorial. My family were living around there - Ebenezer, Clwt y Bont, and Brynrefail but no idea which quarries they worked in. I'd go with Hywyn, Dinorwig would be a safe bet. You can see the spoil tips of Dinorwig in the top left of photo no.3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbriscoe Posted 14 May , 2019 Author Share Posted 14 May , 2019 Though I suppose Dinorwig Quarry included quite a number of smaller ones around the area. I have somewhere the catalogue from when we went to one day of the auction when Dinorwig sold everything, I wish I had bought something now but a lot of the items were going for high prices to railway preservation groups and collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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