Monument record MDR5115 - Lumsdale quarry, Foxholes Lane, Lumsdale, Matlock Town
Type and Period (2)
- MILLSTONE WORKING SITE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SANDSTONE QUARRY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Lumsdale Quarry is a former gritstone quarry that produced millstones in the 19th and early 20th centuries. (1)
Lumsdale Quarry was included in a report into the potential to re-establish the roofing slate industry of the South Pennines region. Part overgrown disused quarry in woodland. Three phase electricity nearby. Face approximately 40m long. Fissile beds approximately 2m high at top of face. Chatsworth Grit. (2)
Lumsdale Quarry is shown, including cranes, on the 1st edition 25" Ordnance Survey map of c. 1880. (3)
The 3rd edition 25" Ordnance Survey map of the early 20th century shows Lumsdale Quarry as disused. (4)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR15814 Article in serial: Tucker, D. 1985. 'Millstone making in the Peak District of Derbyshire: The quarries & the technology', Industrial Archaeology Review. Vol 8, pp 42-58.
- <2> SDR21454 Bibliographic reference: Hughes, T (PDNPA). 1996. The Grey Slates of the South Pennines, Volume Two: The Quarries and the Slates. p 114, Quarry Number Q95.
- <3> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
- <4> SDR20367 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1912-1921. OS County Series, 3rd edition (Second Revision), scale 1:2500 (25" to one mile).
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 315 609 (243m by 275m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MATLOCK TOWN, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Apr 14 2020 2:44PM