Hi! This is my first post; after having a search around the site and not finding anything on this quarry (unless I’m mistaken) I thought some of you might find this as interesting as I did!
History
Shaver’s End quarry was recorded as a quarry on the Ordinance Map Survey in 1903, although work wasn’t started until 1951. The rocks formed here are from the Silurian period, approx 420 million years ago. Millions of years after the rocks ; were formed, there was a collision of continents which squeezed the land together forming mountains; this resulted in the dramatic formation of limestone seen at the quarry today (along with the creation of the Malvern and Abberley Hills!) As far as I can see, work finished here in 2002 and has been untouched since, aside from the obvious mess left behind by visitors and flytippers.
Sadly there have been deaths in this quarry, mainly teens swimming in what had become known as the ‘blue lagoon’.
Exploring
So I didn’t exactly set out to explore this quarry, I wasn’t even sure where it was but after scrambling up the hugest (mountain) hill in my wellies with my chihuahua, I spotted it from above and I knew I had to have a look. It was thankfully easy to gain access once back on ground level, as I definitely wasn’t wearing suitable exploration attire!
Photos
As seen from above:
Remnants of buildings / an electrical sub-station and various other structures:
The quarry/ “blue lagoon
History
Shaver’s End quarry was recorded as a quarry on the Ordinance Map Survey in 1903, although work wasn’t started until 1951. The rocks formed here are from the Silurian period, approx 420 million years ago. Millions of years after the rocks ; were formed, there was a collision of continents which squeezed the land together forming mountains; this resulted in the dramatic formation of limestone seen at the quarry today (along with the creation of the Malvern and Abberley Hills!) As far as I can see, work finished here in 2002 and has been untouched since, aside from the obvious mess left behind by visitors and flytippers.
Sadly there have been deaths in this quarry, mainly teens swimming in what had become known as the ‘blue lagoon’.
Exploring
So I didn’t exactly set out to explore this quarry, I wasn’t even sure where it was but after scrambling up the hugest (mountain) hill in my wellies with my chihuahua, I spotted it from above and I knew I had to have a look. It was thankfully easy to gain access once back on ground level, as I definitely wasn’t wearing suitable exploration attire!
Photos
As seen from above:
Remnants of buildings / an electrical sub-station and various other structures:
The quarry/ “blue lagoon
