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Face of a disused quarry, Peel Hill
by Christine Johnstone
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The northern of the two former quarries on the north-western flank of Peel Hill.
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Pond and quarry face, Ashes Quarry East
by Christine Johnstone
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Limestone was quarried here on the eastern site for over 50 years, until the... (more)
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Spoil heap and small quarry face near South Cornelly
by eswales
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The image shows the eastern end of a large spoil heap from local quarrying. The... (more)
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Quarry face and spoil heaps, Ashes Quarry (West)
by Christine Johnstone
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The Consett Iron Co worked this massive limestone quarry at Stanhope for over 70... (more)
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Pond and quarry face, Ashes Quarry (West)
by Christine Johnstone
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The Consett Iron Co worked this massive limestone quarry at Stanhope for over 70... (more)
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Bollihope Burn and old quarry face
by Trevor Littlewood
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The Bollihope Burn looking upstream west of the B6278 where a long, quarried... (more)
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Quarry near Low Parkhead
by Adrian Taylor
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This old quarry is shown as operational on the 1861 Ordnance Survey map but... (more)
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Disused quarry above Bedwellty Pits
by M J Roscoe
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The quarry face can be seen just below the skyline and just to the left of a... (more)
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Former quarry face, Hipperholme
by Humphrey Bolton
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There look to be alternate bands of good and poor rock. I have just noticed that... (more)
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Quarry face at Old Wingate
by Trevor Littlewood
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This is Wingate Quarry which was worked for magnesian limestone until the 1930s.... (more)
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Disused quarry at Harden Clough
by Dave Pickersgill
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Disused quarry in Bolli Hope
by Trevor Littlewood
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The quarry was disused for some time before a temporary re-opening to get stone... (more)
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Quarry face, Sir Henry Harpur's limeyard
by Christine Johnstone
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Quarrying started in 1765. The limekilns were placed on the floor of the quarry.... (more)
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Disused quarry, Post Gate Hill, Glaisdale
by Christine Johnstone
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This part of Glaisdale Low Moor was quarried for ironstone.
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Locomotive and quarry face, upper quarry, Threlkeld
by Christine Johnstone
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This interesting site was once a microgranite quarry. It now includes a narrow... (more)
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Part of the Beestones, Stainland
by Humphrey Bolton
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This is a disused quarry face. There are some huge rocks on the ground at the... (more)
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Hind Low quarry face
by Bob Harvey
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The western wall of Buxton Quarry, cutting into Hind Low.
The cars are parked... (more)
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Rockfall, Ashes Quarry East
by Christine Johnstone
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The upper layers of limestone here were mixed with shale. The quarrymen called... (more)
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Quarry face at Boston Lodge Works, east end of the Cob
by Christine Johnstone
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The Cob was built from rock taken from this quarry.
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Pools above Broadwood Quarry
by Trevor Littlewood
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Broadwood Quarry is close to Frosterley in Weardale. The pools seen here appear... (more)
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Former quarry face, north side of the A672
by Christine Johnstone
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Probably part of the Derby Delf complex.
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Small quarry face, Booth Dean
by Christine Johnstone
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There are many small millstone grit quarries [delfs] in this area, but this one... (more)
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Quarry face and pond, Beaumont Park, Huddersfield
by Humphrey Bolton
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There is an information board here that gives information about the various rock... (more)
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Quarry in the Woods
by Des Blenkinsopp
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Two abandoned quarries are side by side just here. One has a lake in the bottom,... (more)
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Swan Lake, Bluewater Retail Park
by M J Roscoe
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Part of the area set aside for wildlife; there is a signposted nature trail... (more)
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Exposed rockface, West End Quarry
by Christine Johnstone
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This disused quarry is now part of Penistone Hill country park.
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Rockfall, upper quarry, Threlkeld Quarry
by Christine Johnstone
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This interesting site was once a microgranite quarry. It now includes a narrow... (more)
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Derelict quarry above Parsonsquarry Bay
by M J Roscoe
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The edge of a quarry face, Ticknall limeyards
by Christine Johnstone
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Picked out in fallen leaves.
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Cliff House, Pan Point, Amble
by Christine Johnstone
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Above a former sandstone quarry, now Paddlers Park. Both the quarry and the... (more)
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Exposed quarry face, Kiplingcotes chalk pit
by Christine Johnstone
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What's left of Hind Low
by Bob Harvey
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The western edge of Buxton Quarry, the former workings used as a car park for... (more)
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1830s wrought iron rails at Boston Lodge Works
by Christine Johnstone
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Discovered when a building was demolished. Alongside the face of the quarry... (more)
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Nibbled away
by Neil Owen
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The area around the River Avon at Bickley Wood was a popular site for quarrying... (more)
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Old quarry, Daison
by Derek Harper
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Torquay Self-storage are the latest occupants of the building at the front of the quarry.
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Northern corner, Sir Henry Harpur's limeyard
by Christine Johnstone
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First quarried in 1765.
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Coleton aglow
by Derek Harper
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Clever use of the quarry wall below the gazebo, with a light shining giant snowflakes.
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Swan Lake, south, Bluewater Retail Park
by M J Roscoe
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Viewed from a small island; on the raft there are two cormorants in the rain.
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How thin is the topsoil above Kiplingcotes chalk pit
by Christine Johnstone
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