Welsh Slate

Houses in Chester have traditionally been roofed with Welsh slate, quarried from the mountains in North Wales, although, sadly, it can now often be cheaper to use Spanish or even Chinese slate. However, slate is also used for purposes other than roofing, one of the most extreme examples being a slate bed at Penrhyn Castell that Queen Victoria refused to use. Below are tombs made from slate in a graveyard in North Wales.

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