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Monument record MDR13774 - Dunsley Mill Quarry, Via Gellia, Bonsall

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Prior to the First World War, United British Basalt and Roadstone Ltd. worked Dunsley Mill Quarry. In 1910/11 this site produced 3,900 tons or about a third of the county output although it closed for some years just after the First War. (1) A quarry is shown opposite Dunsley Mill on the Via Gellia on the 1st edition 25" Ordnance Survey map of c. 1880, possibly that referred to by Thomas in 2000. (2)

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  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Tarmac Ltd. 2000. Tarmac Papers: The Archives and History Initiative of Tarmac Limited Volume IV. p 293.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).

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Grid reference Centred SK 2864 5732 (25m by 60m)
Civil Parish BONSALL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Dec 21 2018 9:27AM

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