Report - Endon Quarry, Macclesfield August 2017

[mookster]

First off I'm not even sure if it's the correct name as I can find less than bugger all about this old quarry workings just outside Macclesfield - it's a stones throw away from the currently active Endon Quarry though so a part of me assumed it's an older site for that but I wait to be proven wrong!

Anyway this was visited on a great little trip last August, I found it by chance and I don't think it's been covered on here before hence me posting it up (although if it has I'd be interested to see photos). A quick snoop around the front soon found us walking up the access track and we were in. There isn't a whole lot left except a nice selection of rusting heavy plant, and a large shed full of excavator engines and rolled up conveyor belt. It filled up an hour or so on a lovely summer morning though which was welcome.

All in all not a bad little wander if you're in the area and if, like me, you're a fan of rusting metal.

Thanks for looking ​

 

[AbonDAN]

nice post , my local spot to explore i need to go back and climb the radio tower there

 

[albino-jay]

Like that mate There's always summat cool about rusty machinery

 

[Darh Stalin]

Visited the place today and everything was back in use, there were new diggers and an office cabin with high vis personal sat inside. The place is a no go

 

[mookster]

Visited the place today and everything was back in use, there were new diggers and an office cabin with high vis personal sat inside. The place is a no go

Endon quarry is active, the actual name of this as I found out after is Marksend Quarry which is very nearby and still abandoned going on the photos I saw recently.

 

[LordPalpameme]

Might have been at some point but not anymore endon quarry must have expanded across, all the abandoned machinery shown in the photos is still there but there's on site staff now and new machinery

 

[Mondeo]

Visited the place today and everything was back in use, there were new diggers and an office cabin with high vis personal sat inside. The place is a no go

They are doing some works to build a new reservoir along that ridge, the UU are using the entrance to marksend as a base, access can be gained easily enough still,

M.

 

[mingerocket]

They are doing some works to build a new reservoir along that ridge, the UU are using the entrance to marksend as a base, access can be gained easily enough still,

M.

Yep, that's the case, big covered reservoir project next door underway. Started early this year.