Herbert Harold Disley
Herbert Harold Disley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1900 Corris, Wales |
| Died | 1972 |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Occupation | Quarry manager |
Herbert Harold Disley (1900–1972) was a Welsh quarry manager.
Early life
[edit]Disley was born in Corris, a village in Gwynedd, in 1900.[1] His father, Henry Herbert Disley (1872–1954), was the manager of the Aberllfenni slate quarries.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1915, Disley was working at the Magnus enamelling mill, then part of the Aberllefenni quarry complex.[3]
In 1927, Disley was appointed the quarry manager at Hendreddu slate quarry, near Aberangell. The quarry and its associated Hendre Ddu Tramway had been sold by Edward Hurst Davies immediately after the First World War, and in 1922, Hendre-ddu Slate Quarries Ltd. purchased them. Disley worked at Hendreddu until 1932, when the quarry closed[1] and he moved with his family to Bow, London where he worked at Matthews & Co. slate mill.[3]
Civic work
[edit]In 1926, Disley was the chairman of the Dovey Fisheries Board in charge of the Afon Dyfi.[4] He was also an elder of the Upper Montgomery Welsh Presbytery.[5]
Family
[edit]Disley married Marie in 1928,[3] and their son, John Disley (1928–2016) was a long-distance runner who won a bronze medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1952 Olympic Games, and co-founded the London Marathon.[6] His brother, John W. Disley, was the station agent at Aberangell in the late 1930s.[7]
Herbert Harold Disley died in 1972 in Gobowen.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Quine, Dan (December 2022). The Hendre Ddu Tramway: Blue Stones and Green Trees. Lightmoor Press. ISBN 9781915069153.
- ^ "Slate Trade Industry". Liverpool Daily Post. 6 April 1917.
- ^ a b c Knowles, Jon (2023). Aberllefenni Slate Quarry. Hen Dy Gwydyr.
- ^ Report on Sea Fisheries for the year 1926. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. 1928. p. 76.
- ^ "Welsh news in brief". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 24 March 1961.
- ^ "John Disley: London Marathon co-founder dies aged 87". BBC Wales. BBC. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ Cozens, Lewis (1954). The Mawddwy Railway with the Hendre-Ddu Tramway. self-published.
- ^ "Midland Wills". Birmingham Daily Post. 21 March 1973.