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Quarrying in Cumbria

Af: Dr David Johnson Engelsk Paperback

Quarrying in Cumbria

Af: Dr David Johnson Engelsk Paperback
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The exploiting of stone in Cumbria dates back to the Neolithic period when volcanic rock from the high Lakeland fells was worked to make hand axes. In Roman times sandstone was extensively quarried for building Hadrian’s Wall and forts like Carlisle. The industry expanded in the Middle Ages as stone was needed for high-status buildings like castles, tower houses and monasteries as well as for bridges and, later on, for dry-stone walls and road building.Cumbria has a wide variety of rock types that proved suitable for building and other uses, and quarry workings, large and small, can be found across the county. Countless abandoned quarries exploited limestone, sandstone, flagstone, slate, granite, sands and clays and gypsum, and quarrying was a major local industry in the fells, along the west coast and on the Pennine edge. For many centuries, men laboured in difficult and dangerous conditions, in all weathers and in very remote locations, to supply increasing demands for stone products, many of which were exported. Some quarries still operate today, supplying markets across the country. The story of how stone was won is an important part of our disappearing heritage: this book explores the rich legacy of quarrying across Cumbria.
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The exploiting of stone in Cumbria dates back to the Neolithic period when volcanic rock from the high Lakeland fells was worked to make hand axes. In Roman times sandstone was extensively quarried for building Hadrian’s Wall and forts like Carlisle. The industry expanded in the Middle Ages as stone was needed for high-status buildings like castles, tower houses and monasteries as well as for bridges and, later on, for dry-stone walls and road building.Cumbria has a wide variety of rock types that proved suitable for building and other uses, and quarry workings, large and small, can be found across the county. Countless abandoned quarries exploited limestone, sandstone, flagstone, slate, granite, sands and clays and gypsum, and quarrying was a major local industry in the fells, along the west coast and on the Pennine edge. For many centuries, men laboured in difficult and dangerous conditions, in all weathers and in very remote locations, to supply increasing demands for stone products, many of which were exported. Some quarries still operate today, supplying markets across the country. The story of how stone was won is an important part of our disappearing heritage: this book explores the rich legacy of quarrying across Cumbria.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 96
ISBN-13: 9781445672465
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1445672464
Kategori: Cumbria
Udg. Dato: 15 nov 2018
Længde: 6mm
Bredde: 160mm
Højde: 226mm
Forlag: Amberley Publishing
Oplagsdato: 15 nov 2018
Forfatter(e): Dr David Johnson
Forfatter(e) Dr David Johnson

Kategori Cumbria

ISBN-13 9781445672465

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 96

Udgave

Længde 6mm

Bredde 160mm

Højde 226mm

Udg. Dato 15 nov 2018

Oplagsdato 15 nov 2018

Forlag Amberley Publishing

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