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Bankend Quarry |
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Bankend Quarry |
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Bankend Quarry
| Location: |
Whitehaven
4 miles [6 km] SSE of Whitehaven
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 89) NX993127, 54° 29' 58" N, 3° 33' 18" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1980's - Cumbria Stone Quarries Ltd. |
| Output: |
1922 - Bank End Quarry - Sandstone. |
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1984 - Sandstone. |
| Employment: |
1922 - Bank End Quarry - 8 (4 below, 4 surface) |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
 a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Bankend Quarry
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Bankend Quarry
Credits
Sources:
- 1922 List of Quarries - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1984 Directory of Mines & Quarries published by The British Geological Survey
Related Links:
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