| P number: | P000103 |
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| Old photograph number: | C03723 |
| Caption: | Glebe and Kirkmabreck Quarry, Creetown. Kirkcudbrightshire. General view of the granite quarry. The quarry was worked in the 1930's by the Scottish Granite Co. Ltd. |
| Description: | Glebe and Kirkmabreck Quarry, Creetown. Kirkcudbrightshire. General view of the granite quarry. The quarry was worked in the 1930's by the Scottish Granite Co. Ltd. General view. The stone is taken off the 'cross-reed' joints by mining with gunpowder, and is handled by means of cranes several of which are in view. The quarry floor has a network of narrow-gauge railway track. By the cranes there are several bogies full of granite blocks. Quarrying was initiated by the Liverpool Dock Trustees in about 1831. |
| Date taken: | Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 BST 1939 |
| 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: | 248500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 556500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 311.46 KB; 1000 x 716 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 189 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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