The line ran from the great central railway at swithland sidings, around the quarries, over the grand union canal at mountsorrel, to the midland main line at barrowuponsoar. Buddon quarry, barrowuponsoar, charnwood, leicestershire, england, uk. And now it is great to be able to report what appears to be an exciting addition which has come about as a result of one familys genealogical investigations. It includes a motte and a second mound on the hill top, and the remaining part of the bailey ditch at the foot of the hill to the south. Mountsorrel granite quarry information and photos aditnow. The detailed road map represents one of many map types and styles available. Granite quarrying has been at the heart of communities in charnwood for at least 250 years and has been carried out in many different ways since roman times. Mountsorrel motte and bailey castle, mountsorrel 1010188. James born 1817 and his wife sarah were framework knitters.
The first is a novella of about 100 pages that moves along at a suitably intriguing pace but i felt the solution probably presents itself to readers more quickly than that revealed to our dynamic duo of vignoles and trinder. Mountsorrel, a small town and two townshipchapelries, in barrowuponsoar district, leicester. Mountsorrel was the site for a hospital for the mentally ill, which had 91 beds in 1979, but this has since closed and been converted to a housing estate. An important feature of the site is the old nunckley hill granite quarry. An area in the base of the quarry has been set to show how granite quarrying took. A public meeting is being organised to allow quorn residents to discuss their concerns over plans to extend mountsorrel quarry. In 1872, the mountsorrel granite company acquired the rights to quarry the area from the broad hill quarry, and a hospital had become established in the village to deal with those made ill by the dust created by the quarrying. The first known site in mountsorrel was located at the presentday castle hill area in the village.
Home mountsorrel archivemountsorrel archive history. The final element of the heritage centre project is the creation of a mountsorrel railway museum building and an exhibition building in the base of the old quarry at nunckley hill. Quarry recreation area mountsorrel and rothley community. There are stairs or a lift to the first floor where you will find learning facilities and courses. Mountsorrel quarry is a granite quarry operated by tarmac, a building products and construction solutions company, and is located between mountsorrel and quorn. Tarmacs mountsorrel quarry has discovered that veteran. The book, entitled mountsorrel in the great war runs to some. Man who died at mountsorrel quarry named as inquest opens.
For nearly 25 years dja has been responsible for the planning and coordination of applications relating to the operation of one of the largest granite quarries in europe. Mountsorrel quarry browse content from mountsorrel quarry using the tabs below. The museum building will allow railway vehicles to be publicly displayed. The main mountsorrel quarry stopped production in 1967 and rock then came to the plant from cocklow wood quarry.
Located at the heart of the uk near loughborough in leicestershire, the quarry is ideally positioned to send large volumes of. The mountsorrel site, which is operated by tarmac, is europes biggest granite quarry. A nationally significant quarry, it supplies vital building materials to major construction projects locally and throughout the uk. Mountsorrel quarry is a granite quarry, locally and nationally renowned for its distinctive pink rock, which is in high demand for some of the countrys biggest construction projects. Smiths in mountsorrel i am interested in the smith family who lived in mountsorrel from at least the early nineteenth century to the late 20th and may still be there. Mountsorrel quarry time office pictured in front of the chimney in the 1870s. Their son thomas born 1851 worked in the quarries but by 1901 was a self employed barker and grazier. Man died after getting trapped on conveyor belt at quarry.
A young man died after getting trapped on a conveyor belt at a leicestershire quarry, an inquest has heard. The rock quarries of charnwood forest emgs east midlands. The main library and facilities are on the ground floor. Granite quarrying has been at the heart of communities in. See all maps map of mountsorrel in 1899 map of mountsorrel in 19021903 map of mountsorrel in 1921 map of mountsorrel in 1946 map of mountsorrel in 1883. The effect of the war on mountsorrel quarry mountsorrel archive. February 21, 2014 by lindatyman archaeological finds in mountsorrel quarry mountsorrel quarry deservedly has a reputation as the producer of granite of exceptional quality and in the course of quarrying for the famous pink granite, important archaeological discoveries. In 1876 the mountsorrel granite company took over the quarry and by 1900 200,000 tons of stone a year were being extracted by the 600 men and 30 boys earning on average 30 shillings and between 1 and 3 shillings per week respectively employed at mountsorrel quarry. Mountsorrel quarrymen and royal engineer quarry companies introduction living up to their motto ubique everywhere, the corps of royal engineers re has a long heritage of service worldwide. Look at mountsorrel, leicestershire county, east midlands, england, united kingdom from different perspectives. For those who preordered copies of mountsorrel heritage groups book mountsorrel in the great war their copies will be available for.
Local resident steve cramp is currently in the process of writing a book about the history of this industrial railway and is also heading up, on behalf of the great central railway gcr, a project to restore a section of the railway as a working museum of the important part the railway once played in mountsorrel village life. March 30, 2018 by keith foster mountsorrel in the great war. Quarry archives mountsorrel archivemountsorrel archive. The symmetrical shape at the top of each image is the victorian waterworks. The book, entitled mountsorrel in the great war runs to some 200 pages and with over 160 illustrations and maps. Luke branston, who was a contractor at mountsorrel quarry, was completing maintenance. A collection of six short stories adds flesh to the main characters that fill the other seven novels in this evocative series. Relocation of the quarry offices, workshops and car park within the wider. Shows mountsorrel in 1824 shows mountsorrel in 1902 shows mountsorrel in. Fire crews called after explosion heard from quarry. Background mountsorrel and rothley community heritage centre. Mountsorrel residents in quarry expansion meeting call.
Relocation of the primary crusher and primary surge pile to a lower level within the quarry void. The last recorded revenue earning train to run from the quarry to swithland was in. Mountsorrel castle is situated on a granite outcrop within the small town, midway between loughborough and leicester. Mountsorrel quarry deservedly has a reputation as the producer of granite of exceptional quality and in the course of quarrying for the famous pink granite. Mountsorrel is a village in leicestershire on the river soar, just south of loughborough with a population in 2001 of 6,662 inhabitants, increasing to 8,223 at the 2011 census. Owners of the 450acre site, off wood lane in mountsorrel, near quorn, said reserves would be exhausted by 2018 if the site is not widened and deepened. Twins hair cut for kids charity book records history of quarry ten year old twins have had their hair cut off for a charity that uses it to make wigs for. Mountsorrel and rothley community heritage centre 2020.
World war 1 archives mountsorrel archivemountsorrel archive. Police launch investigation after death at mountsorrel quarry. The meeting which is being set up by leicestershire county council. Mountsorrel produces a type of granite that is nationally important because of its versatility. Media in category mountsorrel the following 61 files are in this category, out of 61 total. Mountsorrel photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Mountsorrel sk 51 ne 318 mountsorrel mineral railway bridge ii bridge. A brief history of the railway mountsorrel and rothley. Timed to coincide with the centenary of the 1918 armistice the wwi studies team of the heritage group published as a book the result of over two years research into the lives of the men and women of mountsorrel who were involved in the great war. For those with an interest in the history of groby there is a lot of information to be found online.
Large active quarry extracting hard igneous rock granodiorite. It ran from the local quarries of the mountsorrel granite company at the north west of mountsorrel, through the village on an embankment 20 feet 6. Mention must also be given to the quarrying of the famous swithland slate formation of the brand group. Firefighters tackled the blaze which started in mountsorrel quarry in wood lane, mountsorrel, after reports came in at 4. It is with great sadness that we can confirm a contractor. Information, photographs and plans for mountsorrel granite quarry on the mine exploration web site uk. Mountsorrel heritage group is creating an online archive for all to view and make contributions.
Crews from leicestershire fire and rescue service were called to the scene of a fire this afternoon following reports of an explosion firefighters tackled. This was a small quarry worked between 1896 and world war i, before eventually closing in 1922. Organised quarrying of the granite in mountsorrel quarry began in the late. Home mountsorrel archivemountsorrel archive history, heritage. Mountsorrel quarry picture of mountsorrel, leicestershire. Mountsorrel quarry sits at the heart of charnwoods historic granite quarrying communities. As well as crushed stone the quarry produced paving setts and kerbs. Local history, wildlife of mountsorrel, leicestershire. Although mountsorrel has been a settlement for over. By 1781, the population was recorded as 150 dwellings, and by 1840 the population of mountsorrel had reached 1,900. Mountsorrel post 39 june 2012 by the birstall post issuu. When the gcr opened in 1898, the mountsorrel railway formed a link line between the two leicesterloughborough main lines, but it gradually fell out of use. Mountsorrel quarry check out tripadvisor members 966 candid photos and videos of mountsorrel.
Mountsorrel granite top of the rocks for sir david attenborough agg. An aerial view of what was buddon wood, now mostly removed by quarrying activities leaving just a vestige of the wood around the quarry perimeter. History of mountsorrel, in charnwood and leicestershire. The application proposes the following developments at mountsorrel quarry. Mountsorrel quarry is a granite quarry, locally and nationally renowned for its. Mountsorrel quarry deservedly has a reputation as the producer of granite of exceptional quality and in the course of quarrying for the famous pink granite, important archaeological discoveries have been made in mountsorrel. Mountsorrel heritage group is creating an online archive for all to view and make contributions introduction to the mountsorrel website archive the website is an outstanding opportunity for interactive action and contributions by anyone with an interest in mountsorrel to enhance the range and quality of the website. Production of the setts ceased in 1936 and kerb production ended in 1940. As early as 1860, there were eightandahalf miles of track serving the local quarries of the mountsorrel granite company, now owned by lafarge aggregates.
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