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This fantasy neo-Norman castle sits between Eryri and the Menai Strait and has formidable architecture and glorious gardens ...
The project aims to bring the history of the Penrhyn Quarry Strike to life and will help National Trust tell its "dark history" of the castle.
Staff at a Gwynedd castle believe they may have shed new light on a decades old mystery and uncovered an aristocratic Victorian love story.
Between 23 March and 1 April, local artists bring the ten-point Easter adventures in nature trail to life at Penrhyn Castle.
That was what happened in April 1900, when the Penrhyn quarry manager, attempting to crack down on union activity, banned the collection of union subscriptions on quarry premises. That action ...
Emily is the collections assistant at Penrhyn Castle, near Bangor, which featured in a recent Channel 4 documentary National Trust: My Historic Home.
The National Trust, which now maintains the castle, says on its website: “Penrhyn Castle’s foundations were built on a dark history.
Slate has been quarried in the Ogwen Valley for over 500 years and Penrhyn was once the largest slate quarry in the world. The facts Location: Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, LL57 4HT. Tel.: 01248 353084.
Nestled within Penrhyn Quarry in North Wales, at one of the 19th century's most historically important slate quarries, Zip World presents itself as a haven for thrill-seekers (or so it appears ...
An extensive programme of "sensitive conservation works" will be carried out at Ysbyty Chwarel Penrhyn - the Penrhyn Quarry Hospital at Bethesda.
A memorial service has marked the centenary of the end of the longest trade union strike in British history. For three years - from 1900 to 1903 - almost 3,000 workers from the Penrhyn Quarry in ...
Jobs at a Gwynedd slate quarry are under threat after an incident last month when half a million tonnes of stone fell from the rock face.