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The Darbishire Company

Owners of the Penmaenmawr granite quarries, who bought Pen-yr-Orsedd in 1862 and invested heavily in it. Under William Darbishire's direct management output rose roughly sixteenfold between 1871 and 1882, and it was the Darbishire regime that installed the four Blondins in 1906.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry Gwynedd 1862–1979
Penmaenmawr Granite Quarry Conwy 1879–1911
Trefor Granite Quarry Gwynedd 1911–?

Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026

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