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Fourstones Quarry
| Location: |
Hexham
4 miles [7 km] NW of Hexham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 87, OL43) NY887687, 55° 0' 46" N, 2° 10' 36" W |
| Opened: |
1781 |
| Closed: |
1959 |
| Output: |
1922 - Limestone. |
| Employment: |
1922 - 27 (19 below, 8 surface) |
| Notes: |
 Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Fourstones Quarry |
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 Fourstones Quarry
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Fourstones Quarry
Credits
Sources:
- 1922 List of Quarries - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- Industrial Locomotives of Northumberland by The Industrial Railway Society, compiled by Colin E. Mountford and L. G. Charlton, published in 1983
Related Links:
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| | Pictures in the Memorial section for Fourstones Quarry |
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