| P number: | P222550 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | L01747 |
| Caption: | Hown's Quarry, Consett. |
| Description: | Hown's Quarry, Consett. Hown's Sandstone Quarry, Consett. Old quarry in c. 21 m. (70 ft.) sandstone of Westphalian A (Lower Coal Measures) age and below the horizon of the Victoria Coal. Only a portion of the tree-filled lower half is seen at the bottom. When the overburden became too great the stone was quarried in galleries cut into the upper half of the sandstone. Much of Consett was built out of this stone. The quarries have been disused since the turn of the century (see also Photos L1748 - L1750). |
| Date taken: | Tue Jun 14 00:00:00 BST 1977 |
| Photographer: | Thornton, K.E. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| X longitude/easting: | 409760 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 548900 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 360.97 KB; 801 x 1000 pixels; 68 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 212 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Rocks, sedimentary/ Sandstone |
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