Penrhyn Quarry Hospital

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Penrhyn quarry

Quarry

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The Penrhyn quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda, North Wales. At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry; the main pit is nearly 1 mile long and 1,200 feet deep, and it was worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen. Penrhyn quarry is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Penrhyn Quarry Hospital.

Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda

Church

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Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales is a Presbyterian Church of Wales chapel built in 1841–1842 and reconstructed in 1872–1875. Of colossal size, the chapel can accommodate 980 people in its horseshoe amphitheatre. Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda is situated 3,000 feet north of Penrhyn Quarry Hospital.

Christ Church

Church

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Christ Church is situated 3,000 feet north of Penrhyn Quarry Hospital.

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Mynydd Llandygai

Village

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Mynydd Llandygai is a small, partly forested hill in Gwynedd, North Wales. It forms the start of the Glyderau ridge. It is also the name of the quarry village at the base of the hill situated at the edge of Snowdonia National Park at grid reference SH603655.

Sling

Hamlet

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Sling is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Penrhyn Quarry Hospital.

Tregarth

Village

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Tregarth is a village between the town of Bethesda and the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is in Llandygai Community. It had a population of over 1,300 as of the 2011 census. Tregarth is situated 2 miles northwest of Penrhyn Quarry Hospital.

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