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 High Fellside Quarries, Tilberthwaite |
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| High Fellside Quarries, Tilberthwaite (MOREinc) | ||
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I am grateful to Neville Walker and his son Richard for letting me take photos, and
for explaining some of the equipment. |
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The working floor of the quarry (NY30540209) is powered by its own generator. |
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 CBZ50.jpg Track, to workshop area. (taken 29.10.2014)  CBZ52.jpg (taken 29.10.2014)  CBZ53.jpg (taken 29.10.2014)  CBZ54.jpg (taken 29.10.2014)  CBZ55.jpg (taken 29.10.2014)  CCX49.jpg (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX47.jpg (taken 22.4.2015)  CBZ60.jpg (taken 29.10.2014)  CCX48.jpg (taken 22.4.2015) |
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Stone has to be moved around. |
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 CCX03.jpg (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX02.jpg Parked in an old quarry (NY30520196) (taken 22.4.2015) |
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 CCX53.jpg (taken 22.4.2015)  CCA01.jpg (taken 29.10.2014) |
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| A simple crane is essential for handling large pieces of stone. |
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 CCX42.jpg Crane. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX43.jpg Crane. (taken 22.4.2015) |
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| Trolleys and barrows are needed to move smaller pieces |
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 CCX50.jpg Trolley. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX51.jpg Wheelbarrow. (taken 22.4.2015) |
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A large circular saw, diamond saw blade, is used for cutting slabs. |
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 CCX21.jpg Circular saw. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX22.jpg Circular saw. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX23.jpg Circular saw. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX24.jpg Circular saw. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX45.jpg Block of sandstone used for saw sharpening. (taken 22.4.2015)  CBZ58.jpg Saw, with a slab being slit. (taken 29.10.2014)  CBZ59.jpg Saw, with a slab being slit. (taken 29.10.2014) |
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A small circular saw, diamond saw blade, is used to cut slabs to size. |
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 CCX28.jpg Circular saw. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX29.jpg Circular saw. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX30.jpg Circular saw. (taken 22.4.2015) |
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 CCX15.jpg Polishing machine. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX16.jpg Polishing machine. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX18.jpg Polishing machine. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX19.jpg Polishing machine. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX20.jpg Polishing machine. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX17.jpg Polishing machine; polisher heads. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX46.jpg Polishing machine; polisher head. (taken 22.4.2015) |
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 CCX38.jpg Drill press. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX39.jpg Drill press. (taken 22.4.2015) |
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Miscellaneous tools; as well as heavy machinery and cranes, there is a need for a
range of hand tools, and safety equipment. |
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 CCX25.jpg Hammers and a bolster. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX26.jpg Clamps. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX27.jpg Sledge hammers. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX31.jpg Clamps. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX32.jpg Hammer and chisel. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX34.jpg Angle grinders. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX35.jpg Angle grinders. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX36.jpg Steel leg vice. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX37.jpg Socket spanner set. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX33.jpg Ear defenders. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX41.jpg Ear defenders. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX40.jpg Gauntlets, dust mask. (taken 22.4.2015) |
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Most of the slate goes to floor tiles, kitchen work tops, and recently, for quoins. |
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 CCX13.jpg Floor tiles. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX14.jpg Floor tiles. (taken 22.4.2015)  CCX44.jpg Patterns for kitchen work tops. (taken 22.4.2015) |
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| Holes for sinks and so on are cut out offsite. |
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and there are stacks of pieces of slate ... |
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 CBZ57.jpg (taken 29.10.2014) |
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Lunch break. |
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 CCX54.jpg Nev Walker and his son Richard. (taken 22.4.2015) |
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| notes:- |
Nev pointed out a bench mark; a cut bench mark, horizontal mark with the goverment
broad arrow below. This bench mark is not in the current list of OS bench marks which
can be accessed online, nor have I found it on the 1890s County Series maps that I
have available. But: there were more bench marks than are shown on any particular
set of maps. |
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