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 850 to 895 tons was taken by rail directly to Avonmouth. By 1990 weekly output was about 30,000 tons.
A more extensive write up can be found here for anyone who's interested can be found here:
http://www.tytheringtonroots.co.uk/Quarries1.htm
This was a lovely explore, there was no sign of any security and access to most of the buildings as well as the site itself was fairly easy. The older buildings are in great condition considering the site has been mothballed for quite some time.
More of my stuff: https://www.flickr.com/photos/142614461@N04/
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 850 to 895 tons was taken by rail directly to Avonmouth. By 1990 weekly output was about 30,000 tons.
A more extensive write up can be found here for anyone who's interested can be found here:
http://www.tytheringtonroots.co.uk/Quarries1.htm
This was a lovely explore, there was no sign of any security and access to most of the buildings as well as the site itself was fairly easy. The older buildings are in great condition considering the site has been mothballed for quite some time.
More of my stuff: https://www.flickr.com/photos/142614461@N04/
Looks a great day out!
