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Threlkeld Quarry (Granite) |
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Threlkeld Quarry (Granite) |
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Threlkeld Quarry (Granite)
| Location: |
nr. Keswick
20½ miles [33 km] SSW of Carlisle
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 90, OL04, OL05) NY328242, 54° 36' 30" N, 3° 2' 26" W |
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| Owners: |
1920's - Threlkeld Granite Co. Ltd. |
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1980's - ARC |
| Output: |
1922 - Granite. |
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1984 - Igneous rock. |
| Employment: |
1922 - 73 (14 below, 59 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 Threlkeld Quarry (Granite)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Threlkeld Quarry (Granite)
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
- Mine & Quarry Engineering
Related Links:
| On this site |
| | Article from Mine & Quarry Engineering (June 1954) — "Threlkeld Quarry" |
| | Article from Mine & Quarry Engineering (May 1954) — "Threlkeld Quarry" |
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