Penmaenmawr and Welsh Granite Co., Ltd.
1951
Function: Granite merchant
History or description: 1951
'Penmaenmawr...import their famous North Wales Granite into Cardiff and Swansea depots. Large stocks of all sizes aggregate and sand, chippings, Granolithic material and fines are held for prompt delivery by lorry to any site in South Wales. Subsidiary Quarries...provide aggregates and chippings, Tarmacadam, Ground Lime, etc. Recent production of hard wearing bituminious Granite/Dolomite road carpet has met with much success and this is being developed.'
Composition: artisans
Locations
Located at 18 Quay Street Cardiff | View on map
1951
Quarry located at Paenmaenmawr Caerns | View on map
1951
Quarry located at Ewenny | View on map
1951
Location of Dolomite quarry
Quarry located at Lithalun | View on map
1951
Location of Limestone Quarry
Exhibitions, Courses, Meetings and other Events
Took part in The Festival of Britain Welsh Industrial Fair, 1951
4 July 1951 - 18 July 1951
Stand no. 23
Citing this record
'Penmaenmawr and Welsh Granite Co., Ltd.', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib1_1216037141, accessed 23 Mar 2023]
