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Honister Slate Mine

By 1926, following a change of management and a new Resident Director, Robin Hoare, the slate works at the Hause had been electrified (powered by two large Ruston 4-cylinder diesel generators), together with considerable modifications undertaken throughout the quarries, and the mine's fortunes began to improve with significantly increased production.



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