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steeljack · 06-07-2010, 00:59

Seems we are on a bit of a History roll , anyone know where all the slate was quarried for use as roofing material on all the houses in Lancashire, remember from my days at skoo that Wales was a big producer,seems a long way to go, was there anywhere nearer , seems there were lots of stone quarries around but don't remember any talk of Slate being quarried locally
Thx.

06-07-2010, 00:59	#1
steeljack God Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SF/ Bay Area California Posts: 4,002 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 1338	Where did all the Slate used on roofs come from Seems we are on a bit of a History roll , anyone know where all the slate was quarried for use as roofing material on all the houses in Lancashire, remember from my days at skoo that Wales was a big producer,seems a long way to go, was there anywhere nearer , seems there were lots of stone quarries around but don't remember any talk of Slate being quarried locally Thx.