Monument record MDR13815 - Birch Vale Quarries, Hayfield Road, Birch Vale
Type and Period (1)
- SANDSTONE QUARRY (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1880 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Birch Vale Quarries were included in a report into the potential to re-establish the roofing slate industry of the South Pennines region. They were listed as two quarries, both large and active producing aggregates. Owner said there are no slate beds. Woodhead Hill Rock. (1)
There are two small Quarries shown off Hayfield Road on the 1st edition 25" Ordnance Survey map of c. 1880. (2)
Modern maps show a much larger quarry has exhumed the two older quarries shown on the 1st edition map. (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 110, Quarry number Q91.
- <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.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 0241 8634 (691m by 688m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HAYFIELD, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | NEW MILLS, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 12 2013 9:40AM