An eryri museum that tells the story of how Welsh slate has covered the world will punish his new business with metal and visitor accommodation with corrugated leaves.
Inquiries about why Slate was not used came when Cynedor Gwynedd City Council approved a restoration plan in the National Slate Museum in Llanberis.
The museum is located in the heart of the slate landscape of Nordwest -Wales in a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Suggestions were submitted by Amgueddfa Cymru (Museum Cymru) and described internal and external changes at the Gilfach DDU location in grade I.
In November 2024, the museum announced a temporary closure to facilitate an important upgrade of £ 21 million. The full application included internal and external changes and was approved by the planning committee on Monday, March 3.
The historical site used to be the workshops of the Dinorwig Slate quarry from the 19th century and has some of the best preserved Victorian industrial buildings in Great Britain.
The proposal described how the existing business was a circular shape, but the new building would be square on the same footprint.
“It will have GRC cladding, namely reinforced concrete slabs, red with a gray metal roof. The windows and doors would also be in metal. It is proposed to the business to build a new canopy who acts as protection for visitors. It will be open in a square shape with a roof made of red corrugated leaf and the sides. “
The plans also found that new buildings had been “carefully” designed with regard to the existing website. At the session, the city councils supported the restoration. Councilor Gareth Jones said that he “supported” the application, especially with regard to the construction of a café and accessible facilities, but he asked why Slate was not used for the roofs for shop and visitor roofs.
He said: “The proposal creates a healthy and lively environment and improves visitor experience. He will lead to more visitors to the website in the future. The restoration and changes are essential and acceptable. “
I feel a little uncomfortable, there is no roof of local Welsh slate in the shop and protecting. “After all, the buildings worldwide were covered by here from here, so I wonder why they didn't choose slate?”
The planning officer Keira Sweenie said: “Sometimes it made it more difficult to read that new buildings were read and it will be easier to interpret as a modern addition as a traditional building.”
Cllr Elfed Williams said he spoke to Cllr Gwilym Evans, both representatives of the community, and together they agreed to have “no objection” against the plans. “Please, we ask that you should keep the character of the buildings as in the past,” he said.
CLLR Edgar Owen proposed the approval in accordance with the recommendations of the planning officer, which was MEP