Welsh slate

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Description

A fine-grain, blue-black slate quarried in Wales since 1827. Welsh slate is used for roofing, flooring, billiard tables, blackboards, and decoration.

Sources Checked for Data in Record

Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

Website address 1 Comment: http://www.penmorfa.com/Slate/history.htm

Website address 2 Comment: www.data-wales.co.uk/slate.htm

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