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tumutbound:
--- Quote from: craynerd on January 07, 2010, 05:00:52 PM ---lol - that is a fair distance to move slate! Is welsh slate a common export/import?
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It's found in older houses here in Sydney and has been imported since the 1830s. It's still readily available here - if you've got the money to use it.
The texture is finer than most other imports and there's a wide range of natural colours.
Darren:
Welsh slate from this town was a major worldwide export.
Can I ask what colour your slate is? Grey, blue, purple ... If it is welsh I can probably tell you exactly which quarry it came from with a few details.
andyf:
Maybe on the outward voyages, slate was used as ballast which could be sold on arrival.
Tho' that part of Lancashire has now been lost to Cumbria, I'm Lancastrian by birth, so prefer the green Coniston slate, though it isn't quarried any more.
Andy
tumutbound:
--- Quote from: Darren on January 08, 2010, 07:13:58 PM ---Welsh slate from this town was a major worldwide export.
Can I ask what colour your slate is? Grey, blue, purple ... If it is welsh I can probably tell you exactly which quarry it came from with a few details.
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It's a light grey colour once the pollution is washed off. Each tile is approx 300mm wide by 400mm long (as near as I can tell without climbing up on the roof)
The front step is also slate about 40mm thick, same colour as the roof. House would have been built in early 1900s.
[It's not unusual for me to get cards in the letter box offering roof repairs based on what can be seen from the road. Sometimes these are just a con to get hold of the good slate and replace it with cheaper import (not sure where from), The welsh slates sell for $30 -$40 each. The neighbour a couple of years ago had some (legitimate) repairs done and the slate used is clearly inferior, you can see the layers in it. ]
And to keep this thread on topic, it's still not snowing here ::) [37 degrees C]
Darren:
Has the grey got some white or green patches or spots. Or is is a flat even colour?
BTW, Layers or banding is not an indication of quality, but it can really help to identify the quarry and thus the quality.
I'm talking of banding in relation to slate colours here, not impurities such as iron or calcium which is greatly inferior as it washes out with the rain causing the slate to fail early. Very early in some cases. :thumbup:
It's very cold here and the snow is not melting, more snowfall predicted ....
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