Monument record MDR7570 - Gritstone quarry, Baslow Edge, Baslow and Bubnell
Type and Period (1)
- QUARRY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A quarry face bears the inscription 'CB 1803'. It is possible this is a terminal date for the quarry. This quarry produced the old-type slender, mushroom-shaped millstones, approx 2m in diameter.
Farey records that sales had dropped off by 1811, but that millstones had been dug at Baslow.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR18308 Index: NDAT. NDAT 0274. 0274.
- <2> SDR6682 Bibliographic reference: Farey, J. 1811. A General View of the Agriculture and Minerals of Derbyshire, Vol. 1.
- <3> SDR13367 Article in serial: Radley, J. 1963-4. 'Peak millstones and Hallamshire grindstones', Transactions of the Newcomen Soc.. Volume 36, pp 165-173.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 26 74 (1000m by 1000m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BASLOW AND BUBNELL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Apr 13 2015 10:25AM