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SK2479
: Climbers in Bolehill Quarry
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Nether Padley
, Derbyshire, England
Climbers in Bolehill Quarry
This cliff was left when the quarry ceased production in 1913. Climbing routes were developed in the 1940s and it is now a popular site for rock climbing.
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Geographical Context:
Sport, Leisure
Quarrying, Mining
Place:
Nether Padley
Primary Subject:
Cliff
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Rock Climbing
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SK2479
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Photographer
Graham Hogg
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Date Taken
Wednesday, 3 October, 2018 (
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Submitted
Saturday, 6 October, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36:
SK 2491 7981
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WGS84:
53:18.8785N
1:37.6541W
Camera Location
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SK 2489 7979
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SK2479 : Millstones in Bole Hill Quarry
Pulp stones for the paper-making industry
"Some claim they were a shipment destined for Scandinavian pulp mills cancelled by the outbreak of war in 1939. An alternative explanation is that they were quarried as relief for the unemployed in the early 1930's. "
http://www.peakscan.freeuk.com/pulp_stones.htm
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