quarry

Hi all, Visited this place this weekend which was quite local to us. Abandoned quarry with trucks, a lot of macro work and bokeh more than straight wide angle shots. A few more to process by some in the report below. Not sure if there is any history as the local dog walkers didn't really know...

Last post tonight. This was a nice little morning's explore but it was very bright and made for tricky exposures plus it was my first time using my fisheye. No history except someone I know knew the guy who used to own the engines in the yard. There is nothing else known about the place. #1...

This is the depot above Monks Quarry that contains the winding gear and maintenance sheds and stores.Visited with Tommo and Spungeltrumpet back in 2011. And this beastie used to guard the entrance And that was the above ground depot at Monks Many thanks for...

The granite quarry at St Breward's primary function was to supply the building blocks for the re build of Bodmin's notorious Gaol back in the mid 1800's. But granite blocks from this St Breward source have built great bridges and cobbled our roads far and wide, giving rise to some of the most...

Explored with 3 non members This was my first underground and it defo wasnt my last, Unfortunately we didnt find the ''red door'' so i revist is defo on the cards

I had the opportunity for a mid week explore, so would of been rude not to.. This is nothing special just a drainage tunnel for the quarry, which is around a mile long from start to finish and ends up in the bottom of the pit The Delabole slate quarry is one of the largest of its type in...

This was our second visit to this area, i have no history on this place all i can tell you is it is a stone quarry with 4 stone mines within the faces, there was a rail line within the quarry which went down hill to the railway for off loading there stone. on with the pics. 2 of the ways in...

Sunday saw a trip into this reet nice quarry, we even bumped into the security guard who to be hones didn't give a monkeys as long as we didn't disturb his sleep lol..... this place was really huuuueeeegggggeeeeee !!!!!

History has been done (but not to death ) bet I could find out stuff what has not been posted but after 18 hrs up in the sheep country my head has gone west !.....on with the pics...

I had the great pleasure of visiting this place with Thompski recently. After a quick phone call one evening, 3 hours later we were traipsing around Wiltshire's green and pleasant land in the fast receding light. Major thanks go to Vdub here for directional aid, we'dve not have managed without...