Caption:
Undated file picture showing art treasures stored in the Manod Quarry slate mine at Ffestiniog , Wales, during the Second World War. The caverns are also said to be fallout shelters for the British Royal family in the event of nuclear war, and they are leased by the Department of the Environment. The renewal of the Department's latest 21 year lease is being opposed in court. The Cwt-Y-Bugail Slate Quarry company wishes to use the Quarry for mining. 1983