tytherington

Tytherington Quarry, South Gloucestershire Tytherington Quarry lies just north of Bristol, situated close to the town of Thornbury. It actually comprises of three quarries, all joined by tunnels. North Face Quarry, as the name suggests, sits furthest North and is separated from the other two...

While I was in the west the other weekend (or extremely far in the east depending on how u look at it) I made the most of the day with 4 explores. This place was No 2 on my list & I wasnt sure if it was worth looking at. Iv done a lot of railway tunnels & this was by far the shortest & quite...

Visited with @Polo and a non-member Brief History: The Tytherington Stone Company opened these quarries in 1880 and a rail link was built in 1888. Grovesend Quarry, the central one, was opened in 1902 due to the demand for stone to build the Royal Edward Dock at Avonmouth, and weekly output of...

History (Huey) Seems a lot going on here at the moment if anyone plans on visiting. Originally a tiny quarry started in 1872 this huge site is now three quarries joined by short tunnels. Over seven miles of narrowgauge track was laid down and the site gradually grew. Using just a mobile...

History (Forgotten Relics) The Midland Railway opened its 7½-mile branch from Yate to Thornbury in stages, completing it in September 1872. The line had opened to Tytherington in 1869 but the intervening 2¼ miles required a pair of tunnels to be engineered, totalling 391 yards. The longer of...

Tytherington Tunnel, Glos - Mar 2015 History. There is a huge amount of history online about the Yate - Thornbury branch line which the Tunnel is on, so I have included some links to those at the bottom of this section. The tunnel's history has been pretty uneventful although in 1954 a train...

Originally explored solo with no problems.However,a revisit a couple of days later didn't go so smoothly. As a friend and I nonchalantly ambled along the same path as before security came wheelspinning around the corner.Maybe the thermal cameras aren't just for show then...

I visited this site one sunny afternoon towards the end of November with Klee666, we decided to pay the place a visit after seeing a thread by Latentux, and as the place has not been closed that long we thought it would be worth a wonder while everything is still there. Thank you Latentux for...

I finally got round to having a look at this quarry and paid it a couple of visits. It's a big site and having a good look around took some time, especially as I couldn't be sure if security was present or not. The quarries at Tytherington consist of three large excavations linked by short...