Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum - 2015... (C) The Carlisle Kid

NY3224 : Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum - 2015 steam gala (15)

taken 4 years ago, near to Threlkeld, Cumbria, Great Britain

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Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum - 2015 steam gala (15)

With "Sir Tom" in the rear, "Hugh Napier" leads "Marchlyn", an Avonside 0-6-0 built in 1933 and visiting from the Statfold Barn Railway, up the bank away from the Museum station.

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry, which is situated three miles east of Keswick, originally opened in 1870 to supply railway ballast to the Penrith-Keswick line. Later, the stone was used by the Manchester Corporation Waterworks for their Thirlmere scheme, for railway ballast for the Crewe-Carlisle line, for roadstone, kerbing and for facing buildings with dressed stone. The granite quarry finally closed in 1982 and is now the site for the Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum which is run by a group of volunteers.

The extensive quarry site has ample space for the display of the unique collection of vintage excavators and old quarry machinery. The 2ft gauge mineral railway has been relaid and provides a ride into the inner quarry for visitors to view the quarry faces in safety.

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Grid Square: NY3224, 157 images (more nearby )
Photographer: The Carlisle Kid (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 25 July, 2015 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 28 July, 2015
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Railways People, Events
Subject Location: OSGB36: NY 327 244 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.6428N 3:2.5554W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NY 327 244
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)