Meirion Mill

The large, slate-built building that Meirion Mill now occupies was originally built in 1867 to serve as a warehouse for the nearby Minllyn slate quarry.

[1] Slate products from the quarry were stored in the warehouse, waiting to be shipped by trains on the Mawddwy Railway to Cemmaes Road and beyond.

[1] After a period of disuse, the building was taken over in 1946 by a consortium of local farmers who converted it into a woollen mill.

They upgraded the machinery and sought to purchase the business outright, but the Society declined to sell it.

[1] Street invested both time and money into the mill, further modernising its equipment, and expanding the business.

[5] During the 1980s, sales of woven products became the primary business at the Mill, with the local crafts gradually being phased out, and active weaving stopping.