Broughton Moor near Coniston, Cumbria - slate working
Broughton Moor, Lakeland Green Slate, 7 miles south-west of Coniston, Cumbria. Excavator level - NCK 304 excavator.
Broughton Moor. Green Slate Quarries, Spout Crag Quarry, 7 miles south-west of Coniston, Cumbria. Loading a large block in the quarry - NCK 304.
Broughton Moor, Lakeland Green Slate, 7 miles south-west of Coniston, Cumbria. Circular saw - Anderson saw.
Broughton Moor, Lakeland Green Slate, 7 miles south-west of Coniston, Cumbria. Trimming roofing slate
Broughton Moor, Lakeland Green Slate, 7 miles south-west of Coniston, Cumbria. Slab riving.
Broughton Moor, Lakeland Green Slate, 7 miles south-west of Coniston, Cumbria. Polishing
The photographs are part of a large collection donated by Mr. Hugh O'Neill, former Special Correspondent for Quarry Manager Journal and Cement, Lime and Gravel in the early 1960s. The full set of Broughton Moor slate working images can be viewed on the BGS Geoscenic. image resource.
There may be discrepancies with some of the stated locations e.g. P538063 is listed as Spout Crag Quarry which was in Langdale not Broughton Moor.
Posted by Bob McIntosh
Great to se these images. Just installed a Broughton Moor worktop 2.1 x .7 x .03m. Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment! Good to know this age old tradition is still going strong and the products remain appealing!
DeleteBob
I unseeded work alternate quarry in 7os I work every saw machine in shed
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