| P number: | P000090 |
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| Old photograph number: | C03596 |
| Caption: | Locharbriggs Quarry. Dumfriesshire. General view of working platform. Shows method of working the Permian red sandstone against the dip of the beds. Forms part of a panorama with C03597. |
| Description: | Locharbriggs Quarry. Dumfriesshire. General view of working platform. Shows method of working the Permian red sandstone against the dip of the beds. Forms part of a panorama with C03597. At the top of the quarry are several electric-powered cranes. These powerful cranes with steel lattice jibs were capable of lifting blocks 12 feet by 6 feet to the top of the quarry. The Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation of Permian age is c. 700-1,000 m. thick and has been worked for hundreds of years. |
| Date taken: | Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1937 |
| Photographer: | Fisher, W.D. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 299500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 580500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 322.00 KB; 1000 x 722 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 191 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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