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Construction of the surge shaft at Dinorwig hydro-electric power station taken in 1979

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Anonymous's profile picture
very deep shaft for intake of water comeing in machine hall
Anonymous's profile picture
was there a lot of local workfore that did civil engineering side
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales's profile picture
Thanks for your comment - do you have any other photographs or memories of the construction yourself? I wrote something about the local workforce in the chapter 'moving mountains of slate' in the story 'Building Electric Mountain' & would appreciate your comments on that: http://www.peoplescollectionwales.co.uk/Story/112-building-electric-mountain

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