SK0173 : Goytsclough Quarry

3 km from Burbage, Derbyshire, Great Britain

Goytsclough Quarry
Goytsclough Quarry
First worked around 1670; this quarry was owned by Thomas Pickford, the founder of the famous removals company of the same name. Paving stone was taken from here by packhorse trains to places as far afield as London, where it was used to supply Regent Street and Oxford Street.
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SK0173, 19 images   (more nearby)
Photographer
Jonathan Kington   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Thursday, 26 March, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 27 March, 2009
Category
Quarry (disused)   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 011 733 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:15.4401N 1:59.0712W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 012 733
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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