There will be a chance for you to step back to the life of a quarryman in the 19th century next week. A special open day will be held at the Quarry Hospital at Parc Padarn in Llanberis on Tuesday, 26 October.
The open day will be a chance for you to have an insight into the life of quarrymen in the 19th century, as well as having an opportunity to meet a character from the period and see how the injured quarrymen were treated in the Hospital. You’ll have a chance to discover items such as an early “x – ray” machine, amputation implements, and much more.
Nest Thomas, Gwynedd Council’s Principal Museums and Arts Officer said:
“With the obvious interest in quarrying at present, we hope that the open day will be a great opportunity for members of the public to see how quarrymen who were injured at work were treated.
“There are a whole host of various activities arranged for the open day and we hope to see a number of families coming along. If you haven’t visited the Quarry Hospital at Parc Padarn before – this is your chance.”
Specialist staff from Gwynedd Council’s Archives and Museums Service will be present to scan, discuss and receive items and to arrange oral history interviews if you have any documents, photographs, objects or stories/memories regarding the Hospital that you’d like to share.
Guided tours of the Hospital will be held at 11.30am and 3pm. At 1.30pm, Vivian Hughes will give a talk about the time he lived in the Hospital. There will be a special opportunity for you to see documents and photographs about the Hospital, as well as art workshops based on the quarry with artist Jo Matthews and a chance to be injured – created with make-up that is!
Also on the day, there will be various activities at the Slate Museum in Llanberis as the BBC promote the “Snowdonia 1890” programme.
The open day will be held on Tuesday, 26 October from 11am to 4pm.
