Pictures of the Past of Grindleford, Derbyshire - Bole Hill Quarry (1)
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Old Postcard of Bole Hill Quarry (1), Grindleford

Grindleford, Bole Hill Quarry (1)


Scene dated circa 1904. A posed shot, looking up the incline with a loaded truck coming down on the left side, and the empty truck going up on the right-hand track almost at the top. Note the run-offs to catch-pits in case of runaways and the refuge hut on the left, with the bell on the side facing us forming part of the signalling system in operation between top and bottom. The shunter loco stands at the points to the sidings - it would never have ventured up the hill!

This photograph is an accompaniment to an account of Bole Hill Quarry provided by Alan Jacques.

(Commentary provided by Rosemary Lockie)
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