SK8029 : The end of Baulk pit, Branston

near to Branston, Leicestershire, Great Britain

The end of Baulk pit, Branston
The end of Baulk pit, Branston
This shows the furthest end of Baulk pit, Branston. This ironstone quarry was started in 1951, and abandoned in 1957. Ore was taken away on the 3 foot gauge Eastwell tramway, for transshipment into standard gauge wagons at Stathern Ironstone Siding on the Melton Mowbray - Bottesford Junction line.
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2011
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Wednesday, 20 April, 2011   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 21 April, 2011
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Quarry (abandoned)   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 807 295 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:51.4279N 0:48.1658W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 806 294
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