Dinorwic Quarry

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf slate
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Dinorwig_Power_Station
gptkbp:area over 700 acres
gptkbp:closed 1969
gptkbp:country gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:tourist_attraction
gptkb:National_Slate_Museum
place
gptkbp:employs over 3,000 workers at peak
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:The_World_Is_Not_Enough_(1999)
gptkb:Willow_(1988)
gptkb:Clash_of_the_Titans_(1981)
Street Fighter (1994)
gptkbp:heritageStatus historic site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dinorwic Quarry
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gwynedd
gptkb:Llanberis
gptkbp:near gptkb:Snowdon
gptkb:Llyn_Padarn
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Vivian_Quarry
Australia level
California level
Allt Ddu incline
workshops complex
gptkbp:notableEvent major industrial accident in 1879
gptkbp:notableFeature tramways
inclined planes
narrow gauge railways
underground chambers
extensive galleries
incline railways
extensive waste tips
quarry hospital
quarry manager's house
quarry workshops
quarrymen's barracks
hydroelectric power station (Dinorwig Power Station) nearby
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:John_Rowlands
gptkb:Assheton_Smith_family
gptkbp:opened late 18th century
gptkbp:product slate
gptkbp:servedBy gptkb:Padarn_Railway
gptkb:Dinorwic_Railway
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite part of Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
gptkbp:usedFor diving
rock climbing
film and TV production
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Padarn_Railway
gptkb:Slate_Landscape_of_Northwest_Wales
gptkb:Port_Dinorwic_Dock
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8