This post-industrial landscape holds a special place in the hearts of the people who live here and the cultural and social influence is still significant today. The site tells the story of evolution from an agricultural society to an area where industry dominated the landscape; where slate quarries, towns and villages appeared, and transport links carved their way through Snowdonia to ports that exported slate to global markets.
Explore the magnificent castle of Edward I at Harlech - which is inscribed on the World…
Beaumaris is the great unfinished masterpiece. It was built as one of the 'iron ring' of…
This Arts and Crafts house was built in 1900 by the architect H L North as his family…
In the marvellous sweep of Cardigan Bay stand the ruins of one of Edward I's late 13th…
Situated in north-eastern Wales, the 18 kilometre long Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is…
A red brick Georgian house in an idyllic 18th century parkland setting situated on the…
It was predicted in 1958 that Hodnet "would one day take its place among the major…
Meols Hall manor-house and estate have been in the Hesketh family for 27 generations and…
Ironbridge is known throughout the world as the symbol of the Industrial Revolution.
Abercamlais is a splendid Grade 1 listed mansion set in the heart of the Brecon Beacons.…
The finest Palladian house in the northwest, Tabley was designed by John Carr of York for…
A fully-furnished, Elizabethan manor-house with Carolean stables. General Patton's 3rd…
Located in a rural area of northwest England, free from radio interference, Jodrell Bank…
Sculptures, paintings, furniture and family monuments. A Georgian chapel, tearooms,…
Step into a creative floral archive where every flower has a story and every sculpture…
The area around Blaenavon is evidence of the pre-eminence of South Wales as the world’s…