Monument record MDR9707 - Weir Quarry, Belper

Site shown as 'Weir Quarry (disused)' on late nineteenth century and subsequent OS maps, including modern mapping. (1, 2, 3) Sanderson's 1835 map also appears to show a feature of a similar size and shape at this location. (4) Strutt's West Mill, Belper in 1796 drew stone from Weir Quarry (regarded by some as the best in the area). Farey (1811) lists nine quarries, all working sandstone, in the Belper/ Milford/ Makeney vicinity, including Weir Quarry. As far as can be ascertained, of the quarries between Belper, and Makeney, Swinney Lane, Hunger Hill, Weir, Red Lane and possibly Terrace Quarries were still active around 1900, but none continued working into the 1920s. (5)