Monument record MDR1322 - Chert quarry, The Duke's Drive, Ashford
Type and Period (1)
- QUARRY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
An old chert quarry. (1,2)
There is a quary recorded at SK 1935 6952 on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, but whether this is a chert quarry is unknown. (3,4)
In 1887 a chert quarry was recorded to have been opened on the Buxton Road, however this was probably the quarry at SK 187 699, whereas the Ashford Chert Quarry was recorded to be at SK 192 697, just east of the Rookery Black Marble Mine, first recorded in 1915 to 1919, trading as Messrs Smith and Sons of Holme Black Chert Mine, Bakewell. (5)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDR6994 Bibliographic reference: Harris, H. 1971. Industrial Archaeology of the Peak District.
- <2> SDR9440 Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index: 0084. 0084.
- <3> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
- <4> SDR20034 Personal Observation: Thornton, A. Personal observation, map evidence, field visit etc..
- <5> SDR21164 Article in serial: Bowering, G & Flindall, R. 1998. 'Hard times: a history of the Derbyshire chert industry', Mining History: The Bulletin of the Peak District Mines Historical Society. Volume 13, No. 5, pp 24-25.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 193 695 (36m by 29m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASHFORD IN THE WATER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 25 2015 6:07PM