Limestone Quarry - March 09

tarboat · Mar 16, 2009

A little while ago I took a wander around after a bit of research into likely quarries for exploring. The recce yielded this beauty of a limestone quarry and processing plant which has been out of use for some time but is virtually untouched. A real joy for anyone who likes masses of walkways to climb up with big crushers and conveyors aplenty.

A return was quickly planned and lots of fun was had checking it out. The views from up the conveyor towers are excellent. I took far too many photos.

To the images:

Overview of the plant. The quarry hole is off to the left.

Primary jaw crusher.

Primary crusher input bin.

Primary crusher control cabin.

From the crusher towards the tarmac plant.

Tarmac plant

Skip for taking hot tarmac to the loading bins.

Conveyor to screen building and main storage bins.

Under the storage bins

Cone crusher

Control cabin

Lots of buttons to push.

Tarmac plant loading bins

james.s · Mar 16, 2009

That's awesome, I want to go!! Where is it?

Thanks for sharing it

Sabtr · Mar 16, 2009

You lucky bu**er!!

What an amazing place to look around. I don't know how you found that one but well done.

Is it me or do some of those control panels look like te**-ta*k machines??

Thanks for sharing this.

BigLoada · Mar 16, 2009

Bliddy hell mate that is incredible! All that stuff left there! Damn good pictures as well.

BonkeyDollocks · Mar 16, 2009

I like going over to this quarry myself and usually get over there at least twice a year just to see if anything's changed. Thankfully as TB says, it's like a place that time forgot !

Some pics of the asphalt plant I took last summer :

Also I saw this there too. I don't know what the purpose of it was but it looked like it was freshly used !

Foxylady · Mar 16, 2009

That has got to be one of the most exciting quarries I've ever seen and has to be the mother of all machinery! :mrgreen:

There's nothing quite like walking up a path or around a bend and coming across a load of works remains, imo. And this one's a beaut!
Fabulous find and photos.

foz101 · Mar 16, 2009

Wow, superb.

The first pic only would've sufficed

james.s · Mar 16, 2009

Where is it?

I love the pics, the digger looks a bit dodgy though

ThenewMendoza · Mar 16, 2009

james.s said:
Where is it?

I pity the fool that asks Mr T for locations :mrgreen:

. This is a great looking place though.

M

spacepunk · Mar 16, 2009

Groovy Baby.

wolfism · Mar 17, 2009

Superb - the first shot sums it up very well.

TK421 · Mar 18, 2009

OK then Tarboat, in terms of quarry 'one upmanship' that beats mine hands down, excellent site and really well captured!!

jonney · Mar 18, 2009

If it hasn't been used for some time then I'm surprised that they have left a loading shovel behind. Those things are very expensive. When I was working in the quarries we had to replace the windscreen in one of ours and even just that cost £1500. They must be planning to reopen the quarry sometime shortly.

tarmac · Mar 18, 2009

Quarry

Hell cracking pictures, I last worked there about 12 years ago....When Tarmac did an asset swap with George Wimpey back in about 1992, we gained the quarries owned by Alfred McAlpine too, this one was one of them.....And then Minorco was bought by Anglo American in 1999, we gained the other quarry on the other side of the hill, and Anglo American bought Tarmac in 2000, we now had three quarries and four asphalt plants within a few miles.... This one closed about 1996 and has not really been used since, and only in the last month we have closed the main crushing plant at the other quarry on the same hill........soon be non left !!

ThenewMendoza · Mar 19, 2009

Recognise anyone, Tarmac?

M

tarboat · Mar 19, 2009

Eee, you've been busy TnM!

huffhuff · Mar 19, 2009

AMMMMMMAAAAAZING pics - great find

Love it

antrtr · Mar 19, 2009

where is it

shatters · Mar 19, 2009

antrtr said:
where is it

Welcome to DP antrtr, this is your first post over here and you don't want to start off on the wrong foot.Not only do we enjoy visiting and photographing these sites, we also wish to protect them, Tarbot chose not to name this site and we respect that. When you have got some posts up on here you will become a regular member, this will give you pm access which will allow you to ask these questions in private. Sorry if this seems like a rant but we don't know you yet, once again welcome along.

Phil

tarmac · Mar 19, 2009

McAlpine Quarry...

ThenewMendoza said:
Recognise anyone, Tarmac?

M

Heck, that was taken outside the laboratory, we used to have to tram up to run that if our coated plant broke down at our quarry when we were working nights, along with all the lorries to deliver the black stuff...Yes, I do reconise a few people....Small World indeed !

Further to my last post, the loading shovel was there because we used to run the coated plant for many years after the quarry was closed, we used to make coldlay material from there for the Council Depots and for the bags & tubs for garden merchants. I am amazed the whole place is still intact and like a time warp, as its well over 10 years since the quarry worked, if not longer........

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