Monument record MDR13605 - Charlesworth Quarry, Boggard Lane, Charlesworth
Type and Period (1)
- SANDSTONE QUARRY (Post Medieval to Edwardian - 1540 AD to 1910 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Charlesworth Quarry was included in a report of a study into the potential to re-establish the roofing slate industry of the region. It is a small quarry in the Rough Rock. 100m wide. Slate and flags in the top c 2m. Dip is east to west. Topography rises steeply behind the quarry but development might be possible to the west to follow any fissile rock. Must be water and power near by. (1)
Two Quarries are shown off Boggard Lane on the 1st edition 25" Ordnance Survey map of c. 1880. (2)
Modern maps shown the larger quarry as disused, the site of the smaller quarry is shown only by earthworks. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR21454 Bibliographic reference: Hughes, T (PDNPA). 1996. The Grey Slates of the South Pennines, Volume Two: The Quarries and the Slates. p 77, Quarry Number Q54.
- <2> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
- <3> SDR20816 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). Current Mastermap and 1:10000 series. 05/03/2013.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 0082 9267 (113m by 188m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHARLESWORTH, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 5 2013 4:50PM