History shamelessly copied from another report as I know this place has been done multiple times:
Crich quarry was a medium sized quarry located in the small Derbyshire town of Crich.
Operated at first by The Clay Cross Company, with a metre gauge railway running through which was built by George Stephenson.
It closed in 1958, and then reopened in the 1960's for the building of motorways across the country.
RMC and Tarmac operated it using road haulage, before passing to Aggregate Industries ownership in 2000, it then closed in 2010 due to a downturn in sales.
Explore:
Turned up on a rainy afternoon with @crusader in tow. Just a heads up to anyone who goes here, there is a tramway that runs parallel to the quarry, so you'll occasionally have to duck down when the tram passes to avoid being seen. Additionally there are signs warning of security guards and dogs but we saw neither when we were there. All in all, it was a pretty relaxed explore, though there were pools of water around the machinery that made getting good shots tricky. To make matters worse, my camera died halfway through, but I was able to get the rest of the shots on my phone.
First report in about 6 years. Hope you enjoy.
Crich quarry was a medium sized quarry located in the small Derbyshire town of Crich.
Operated at first by The Clay Cross Company, with a metre gauge railway running through which was built by George Stephenson.
It closed in 1958, and then reopened in the 1960's for the building of motorways across the country.
RMC and Tarmac operated it using road haulage, before passing to Aggregate Industries ownership in 2000, it then closed in 2010 due to a downturn in sales.
Explore:
Turned up on a rainy afternoon with @crusader in tow. Just a heads up to anyone who goes here, there is a tramway that runs parallel to the quarry, so you'll occasionally have to duck down when the tram passes to avoid being seen. Additionally there are signs warning of security guards and dogs but we saw neither when we were there. All in all, it was a pretty relaxed explore, though there were pools of water around the machinery that made getting good shots tricky. To make matters worse, my camera died halfway through, but I was able to get the rest of the shots on my phone.
First report in about 6 years. Hope you enjoy.