The book, quarry land, hardback with 61 duotones, was published by greyscale books in 2005 isbn 0954187814. Interesting information for clee hill, ludlow, sy8 3qf. It tells us that the ludlow and clee hill railway operated from 1864 until 1960 and the 1 in 9. Limeworks at the novers, hope bagot 1021423 historic england. Men came from places such as bridgnorth and ludlow to work in the quarries, and the villages of bedlam and dhustone on titterstone clee were built especially for the quarry workers. Midland quarry products mqp have been granted a licence from natural england to relocate great crested newts at the companys clee hill quarry, near ludlow, shropshire. I have wonderful memories of clee hill in the 1950s and 60s when we used to visit my gran and. Constructed landscape by william penson blurb books. Barn hill quarry, chipping sodbury, gloucestershire. Oct 05, 2005 the summit of titterstone clee is bleak, treeless and shaped by decades of quarrying. Learnt more in yatesbury,than in schoolmet the cleverest men.
The quarry is in carboniferous coal measures which. Dhustone is one of the hardest rocks in britain, used for many years for railway beds and sett stones. Nov 29, 2016 midland quarry products mqp have been granted a licence from natural england to relocate great crested newts at the companys clee hill quarry, near ludlow, shropshire. Geological trail for titterstone clee and clee hill1 by michael rosenbaum and brian wilkinson the geological trail of titterstone clee and clee hill is designed as a guide to lead the geological visitor through the evidence in the ground, tracing over one hundred million years of earth history from the end of the. Titterstone clee hills, industrial history, everyday life and. You might like to look at the books and dvds he has produced about the area. The long mynd, caer caradoc, hope bowlder, wenlock edge, stiperstones, clee hill by goodier, steve july 1, 2010 paperback 1 jan 1703 4. These minerals have been extensively worked over the last 800 years but most. Many of the structures still remain, and lend to the ghostly atmosphere of the hill top, especially during the. Ian peaty had collected new material to form a complete company history of the hanson aggregates group. The upper quarry is accessed by following the road signposted titterstone clee hill summit. The lower quarry is the large crag comprising of rock of a questionable nature, plus dubious looking top outs, that is accessed from the kremlin pub.
At 533m above sea level titterstone clee is a distinctive local landmark. Information, photographs and plans for clee hill other rock quarry on the mine exploration web site uk. In 2006 he took on the bitterley forge building, part of the field and mackay quarry legacy. Description several quarries on titterstone clee hill working the dhustone, a carboniferous dolerite sill to produce kerbstones and setts for road paving and in the 20th century aggregate for roadstone. Find constructed landscape by william penson at blurb books. This quarry cut earlier coal mining remains and is noted as so 57 ne 108 on nar maps and so 57 ne 33 nmr no.
Clee hill titterstone other rock quarry information and photos. Bbc midlands today features brown clee hill, shropshire. A geological guide to titterstone clee and clee hill. It was a beautiful sunny day in febuary, when after a journey of some three hours from cambridge, with the road winding ever higher and higher upwards, we arived in the village of clee hill in shropshire. Amalgamated roadstone corporation ltd was formed on 23rd april 1935 to acquire, inter alia, carreg. People would walk to the abdon quarry on brown clee hill from as far as bridgnorth.
Clee hill quarry is an active hardstone dolerite quarry located 5 miles to the east of ludlow, shropshire. Traces of the spoil tips from these can still be seen. Titterstone clee hill, sometimes referred to as titterstone clee or, incorrectly, clee hill which is the lower hill to the southeast, is a prominent hill in the rural english county of shropshire, rising at the summit to 533 metres 1,749 ft above sea level. Home forums general discussion shropshire family history discussion. Titterstone clee hill, sometimes referred to as titterstone clee is a prominent hill in shropshire, rising at the summit to 1,749 feet above sea level. Incline quarry so 5955 7565 started late 1850s and provided large order for the. The clee hill life changed beyond all recognition giving some urgency for his first book titterstone clee hill, everyday life, industrial history and dialect, to be published. Raf clee hill radar station it finally closed in the early 60s but cant find that much history of it online i decided to have a wonder up to see if i could find any signs of the aerial behind the nats equipment thats is on the top of the hill.
Crumbling remains of quarry buildings now litter the hill, reminders of a bygone. The monument includes a series of surface quarries and underground workings with dumps, associated roadways and tramways, a length of inclined plane and two draw kilns situated on the southern slope of knowle hill in the clee hill district. All of little interest except for overly keen locals. Quarry hill park was originally a part of the former rochester state hospital farm and was purchased from the state by the city of rochester in 1965. May 12, 20 industrial archaeology abandoned dhustone quarry buildings on titterstone clee hill.
I walked from clee hill village which contains a pub called the kremlin, up two of the old railway inclines past the still active dhustone quarry to the top, where the lopsided grey rectangular buildings associated with the quarry make an interesting contrast with the shiny white domes of the air traffic control network. Established in 1965, near ludlow in shropshire, clee hill plant started out life as a transport business hauling crushed stone from local quarries to motorway construction sites. Sunday express the quarry is an honorable finale to an exciting career. She had to move to wolverhampton in the 1930s because there was no work for girls on clee hill.
It is one of the clee hills, in the wider shropshire hills area of outstanding natural beauty. Brown clee hill lies five miles north of its sister and neighbour, titterstone clee hill. Mqp were granted permission to expand quarrying operations and, as part of the process, the company will ensure that the newts are carefully moved and looked after. Clee hill quarry browse content from clee hill quarry using the tabs below. I have wonderful memories of clee hill in the 1950s and 60s when we used to visit my. A dolerite quarry exploiting the dolerite underneath the previous opencast coal mine where 320,000 tonnes of coal were removed between 1988 and 1992. It was demolished following the opening of the adjacent st peters chapel in 1834. Photo of clee hill, granite quarry 1911, from the francis frith collection. Clee hill remarkably the clee hills reaching 540 m survive as the highest points in shropshire despite being on the lowland side of the county. Our history the company has made considerable progress during its 50 year journey. Showing images tagged with ludlow and clee hill railway tag. Clee hill is also the name given to the imposing hill itself of which the village sits atop of. The site at knowbury is being redeveloped and this gave the club chance to inspect a previously unknown clee hill coal mine. It is one of the clee hills, in the shropshire hills area of outstanding natural beauty.
The village is probably the highest self contained community in the county of shropshire, being at some 1,200 feet above sea level, close to the summit of the clee hills, which are the highest in the county. The quarry is a satisfying end to a fine writing career. Midland quarry products clee hill ludlow shropshire sy8 3qa phone. Apr 15, 2014 the quarry is a satisfying end to a fine writing career.
Slight univallate hillfort and two ring cairns on the summit of. Clee hill community academy knowledge and understanding. But look a little closer and youll unearth the hidden heritage of the clee hills and the corvedale. A large number of locomotives of several gauges feature prominently in the history of the quarry firms, from the first locos that used limestone and granite as track ballast, to the powerful diesel locomotives. Dhu stone inn, clee hill, shropshire shropshire family. The slight univallate hillfort on the summit of titterstone clee hill survives well despite damage along the south side by quarrying. A large number of locomotives of several gauges feature prominently in the history of the quarry firms, from the first locos that used limestone. For more energetic explorers, the shropshire way long distance footpath passes over the summit of the hill. The clee hills contain a wealth of minerals including coal, dolerite, limestone and iron ore. I can remember wild primroses, water cress growing. Llam quarries ltd and port nant quarries ltd both at llithfaen, caernarvonshire and the penlee quarries in cornwall. People would walk to the abdon quarry on brown clee hill from as far as. I have wonderful memories of clee hill in the 1950s and 60s when we used to visit my gran and grandad, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Ml amalgamated roadstone corporation ltd, mobile plant repair depot, malvern link, worcestershire this, the corporations main repair depot, is situated on the premises of their subsidiary company, the pyx granite co ltd, who had a quarry on the nearby malvern hills. Clee hill is also the name given to the imposing hill itself of which the village. A walk down the ruins of long stairs narrow marsh nottingham uk duration. Abdon brown clee other rock quarry information and photos. This page combines information for the address clee hill, ludlow, sy8 3qf, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. Crumbling remains of quarry buildings now litter the hill, reminders of a bygone industry that once employed more than 2,000 people here. Nostalgic memories of clee hills local history inspired by photos in the francis frith collection.
Search results a thousand years of building with stone. Clee hill community wildlife group sue dawes tel 01299270391 clee hill w. In september 1999, a second major addition was completed adding another classroom, multipurpose room, and bird observation. Photo prints old maps folded maps calendars photo books jigsaws mugs tableware tea towels cushion covers gift cards wallpaper trade colour.
The quarry continues to be linked to the ludlow and clee hill railway by the titterstone incline prn 07079 2 quarry disused 3 this quarry was recorded by the rchme during the field survey of the clee hill. The small firms that merged were stone quarries that had produced road setts, premixed concrete, paint paper and even cosmetics. It is one of the clee hills, and is in the shropshire hills area of outstanding natural beauty. Brown clee hill is the highest hill in the rural english county of shropshire, at 540 metres 1,770 ft above sea level. The clee hill bird group was established in february 2012 by leo smith with the initial aim of surveying the local area for lapwing, curlew and other target bird species. Check hanson aggregates in clee hill, quarry on cylex and find.
What was written for local people has, due to detail of dialect, industrial history, crafts, stone quarrying, rural life, quarry railways and coalmining acquired not only national but international appeal. Mar 31, 2016 products from abdon clee stone quarry were transported down the hill into ditton priors station on an incline railway which consisted of wire rope 2,000 yards long, and a large winding drum on top. The guardian this is a novel thats perched at the dangerous edge of things, looking down. Such surveys have been completed each year since see reports below, and the group will be repeating the same survey again each year in the foreseeable future. Quarry hill was originally an innercity area of leeds three churches have historically been located on quarry hill. Clee hill quarry and asphalt plant has been added to the mqp network from june 2014 as part of an expansion plan to grow the asset base and broaden our offering to customers. Clee hill village welcome information for new residents. At clee hill community academy, we believe that it is important for all of our children to have an understanding of key historical events and to show an awareness of the world.
But the quarries were reached by inclined planes, the course of. Brown clee hill was the highest coalfield in england but operations were on a much smaller scale than its neighbouring hill. Clee hill life changed beyond all recognition, giving much urgency for alfs books and dvds to be produced. Back to clee hill back to all clee hill photos the archive. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click show census area covered immediately below the map. The summit of titterstone clee is bleak, treeless and shaped by decades of quarrying. Swifts the bakers, clee hil, the hop pocket, most other good book shops and. Historical background mining in knowbury has a long history, and the first ordnance survey map published in 1831 shows shafts in the immediate vicinity of the site.
The limeworks appears to have been worked over an extended period. Limeworks at the novers, hope bagot 1021423 historic. Photo of clee hill, granite quarry 1911 francis frith. Clee hill bird group shropshire community wildlife groups.
Titterstone clee hill, sometimes referred to as titterstone clee or, incorrectly, clee hill which is the lower hill to the southeast, is a prominent hill in the rural english county of shropshire, rising at the summit to 533 metres 1,749 ft above sea level it is one of the clee hills, in the shropshire hills area of outstanding natural beauty. The old boggart house was the first purpose built methodist chapel in leeds. Geological trail for titterstone clee and clee hill1 by michael rosenbaum and brian wilkinson the geological trail of titterstone clee and clee hill is designed as a guide to lead the geological visitor through the evidence in the ground, tracing over one hundred million years of. Stunning views from clee hill click on each photo to expand. Over the years titterstone clee has been subject to much. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of sy8 here. Many of the structures still remain, and lend to the ghostly atmosphere of. The constituent quarries had their own railway systems, often with inclines as they were located in mountainous regions.
Quarry hill nature center was built in 1972 with funds groups. Clee hill titterstone other rock quarry information and. Jun 30, 2018 clee hill life changed beyond all recognition, giving much urgency for alfs books and dvds to be produced. The geological trail for titterstone clee and clee hill 1. A steady climb is rewarded with sweeping views across the shropshire hills. Products from abdon clee stone quarry were transported down the hill into ditton priors station on an incline railway which consisted of wire rope. Exploring titterstone clee hill and the natural and manmade elements that make up this constructed. From clee to heaven the beacon burns the shires have seen it plain, from north and south the sign returns and beacons burn again. For more energetic explorers, the shropshire way long distance footpath passes over the summit of the hill and is a public right of way. After a very successful teaching career and a third headship deafness forced a change of direction. We have just received the 6th reprint of titterstone clee hills, which has.
At our school we teach a thematic approach of geography and history ensuring that by the time children leave key stage 2. This is due to the baking of the surrounding rock by the intrusion of a sill of dolerite which caps the hills, thereby protecting the summits from erosion. The quarry ruins can be explored from this car park. This is the book store for alf jenkins publications.
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