Kirkstone Slate Quarry - Cumbria - May 2013

[Derelict-UK]

Nestled in the mountains of the Lake District is Kirkstone Slate Quarry. This quarry closed its doors in 2012 but has since been bought out by Burlington Slate Ltd, albeit that they did not take the 39 job losses back, nor does it look like they have used any of the buildings on site. What it does look like they are doing is using the very top workings as and when they need to, everything else is abandoned.

A bit of history and the reason the quarry declined in recent years...

Kirkstone Quarries was established as an unincorporated business in 1949 to undertake the quarrying of stone at Kirkstone Quarry, in Ambleside. It was incorporated in 1955 as Kirkstone Green Slate Quarries and changed its name to Kirkstone Quarries in 1991.

In 1998, it received planning permission to quarry at Brathay Quarry, Ambleside, and also imported stone from around the world.

The administrators' report said the company traded "satisfactorily" up to July 2010 at which time the annual turnover was around £2.2m and company assets stood at £550,000. It said financial results had deteriorated since June 2011 and turnover had fallen to £848,000 during the seven months to 31 January 2012.

"The company continued to trade at a loss over this period and was only able to continue in business due to the introduction by the directors of personal funds amounting to £50,000 in each of December 2011 and January 2012," the report said.

The full set of images can be viewed on my website... www.photoaddiction.co.uk


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[Derelict-UK]

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[perjury saint]

Crackin set of pix that...

 

[davesmart]

Great pics. Im suprised they have left the explosives there!!!

 

[Derelict-UK]

Great pics. Im suprised they have left the explosives there!!!

So was I, to the point I called crime stoppers. If the site is still in use by Burlington Slate Ltd, then it needs a padlock on the room they are contained in, if they don't use it, Cumbria Police will remove it.

With the amount of walkers in the area, I thought it was a shocking H&S oversight.

 

[flyboys90]

Great report & photos.