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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

It would not be slate. Probably stone which was extracted in thin pieces to act as roof coverings.his type of roofing was superceded by thin slate when the railways came, making Welsh slate cheaper than local stone - and bettere at keeping rain out. The folk who live up there in the back of beyond will be a good source of information.

There were a couple of quarries in that area, they are listed on old ordnance surveys as flags, or paving stones to those who prefer a proper name.
There was also another quarry nearer to the Higher Antley area which supplied the stone for the New Factory, which used to be on the site of what is refered to as the Pals Medical Center.
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