| P number: | P205442 |
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| Old photograph number: | A05508 |
| Caption: | Peak Alum Quarries, Ravenscar. Looking NW. |
| Description: | Peak Alum Quarries, Ravenscar. Looking NW. The Peak Alum Quarries, Ravenscar. The section shows Alum Shale at the top of the Upper Lias, surmounted by the Dogger Sandstone and Estuarine Beds. Many huge excavations for Alum Shale occur near the coast, e.g. Saltarch and Kettleness, but the industry has long been extinct. The shale is now used for making red bricks. |
| Date taken: | Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 BST 1931 |
| Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 497500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 402500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 206.34 KB; 1001 x 709 pixels; 85 x 60 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 188 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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