2020

NZ3737 : Quarry face at Old Wingate

taken 5 years ago, near to Deaf Hill, County Durham, England

Quarry face at Old Wingate
Quarry face at Old Wingate
This is Wingate Quarry which was worked for magnesian limestone until the 1930s. It and the area south of it is now a Local Nature Reserve, the first of those to be established in County Durham. It's also an SSSI.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Quarrying, Mining Derelict, Disused Primary Subject: Quarry other tags: Disused Quarry Face Local Nature Reserve Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Wingate Quarry [7] · Old Wingate [5] · Area [2] · Limestone [2] ·
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NZ3737, 12 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Trevor Littlewood   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 18 January, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 20 January, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3741 3757 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:43.9036N 1:25.2352W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3748 3743
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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Image Type (about): geograph  (Fourth Visitor for NZ3737) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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