| P number: | P000115 |
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| Old photograph number: | C03736 |
| Caption: | Silver Grey Quarry, Creetown. Kirkcudbrightshire. A large granite block being prepared for splitting on the quarry floor by means of 'plug and feathers' method. |
| Description: | Silver Grey Quarry, Creetown. Kirkcudbrightshire. A large granite block being prepared for splitting on the quarry floor by means of 'plug and feathers' method. Two quarrymen can be seen inserting the 'plug and feathers' into a large granite block. A recently separated block can be seen in the foreground. A series of narrow holes a few inches apart were drilled by a pneumatic drill. Two half cylinders of steel called 'feathers' were inserted into all the holes. A steel wedge-shaped 'plug' was then inserted. The plugs were then hit in succession with a hammer and a straight split in the granite block would result. |
| 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: | 237.19 KB; 1000 x 723 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 191 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Images from the archives |
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