Oakeley Quarry

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf slate
gptkbp:closed 2010
gptkbp:country gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:currentUse heritage tourism (partly)
gptkbp:employs over 1700 workers (at its peak)
gptkbp:features extensive underground chambers
gptkbp:hasRailwayStation gptkb:Ffestiniog_Railway
gptkbp:historicalSignificance major contributor to Welsh slate industry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oakeley Quarry
gptkbp:location gptkb:Blaenau_Ffestiniog
gptkbp:maximumDepth over 500 feet
gptkbp:near gptkb:Llechwedd_Slate_Caverns
gptkbp:notable_for largest underground slate mine in the world (at its peak)
gptkbp:opened 1818
gptkbp:owner Oakeley family
Welsh Slate Ltd
gptkbp:part_of Ffestiniog slate field
gptkbp:product slate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:W._E._Oakeley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8