A family outing a few days before Christmas, although some of the pictures come from a later visit to Mosedale Quarry nearby.
Background. A quarry producing blue-green slate, open by 1728, operating intermittently until the late 1800s and last worked by Italian prisoners of war during WW2.
More info here: https://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/slate/wrengill-quarry-longsleddale/
There isn’t a huge amount to see, but it’s a nice walk up Longsleddale valley - mostly phone pics.
Long range pic from the other side of the valley, taken from approximately the red dot on the aerial view, showing the workings as a long crevasse in the hill, much eroded in the lower regions.
Starting with one of the minor quarries higher up behind, this only went in about 50 yards.
Looking down the main open section, this has a small adit at the top which didn’t go far either.
Looking back up there’s another opening on the right, cut for draining water from a smaller quarry next door which has a waterfall.
Through the hole and up a pile of rocks to inspect the waterfall, although it’s lot easier to walk round.
The stream coming in the top was apparently diverted around the edge of the small quarry at one stage, and the pillars visible at the other end may have supported a leat to carry the water away.
Carrying on down and looking back up, there’s another adit on the right, again not much longer than 50 yards.
Rails sticking out the waste below the opening.
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Background. A quarry producing blue-green slate, open by 1728, operating intermittently until the late 1800s and last worked by Italian prisoners of war during WW2.
More info here: https://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/slate/wrengill-quarry-longsleddale/
There isn’t a huge amount to see, but it’s a nice walk up Longsleddale valley - mostly phone pics.
Long range pic from the other side of the valley, taken from approximately the red dot on the aerial view, showing the workings as a long crevasse in the hill, much eroded in the lower regions.
Starting with one of the minor quarries higher up behind, this only went in about 50 yards.
Looking down the main open section, this has a small adit at the top which didn’t go far either.
Looking back up there’s another opening on the right, cut for draining water from a smaller quarry next door which has a waterfall.
Through the hole and up a pile of rocks to inspect the waterfall, although it’s lot easier to walk round.
The stream coming in the top was apparently diverted around the edge of the small quarry at one stage, and the pillars visible at the other end may have supported a leat to carry the water away.
Carrying on down and looking back up, there’s another adit on the right, again not much longer than 50 yards.
Rails sticking out the waste below the opening.
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