Originally quarried by the Gell family in the 1700s, Holme Bank passed through numerous owners until Joseph Smith & Sons operated out of it from 1901 until 1960.
Around 450,000 tonnes of material was mined here with at least 150,000 tonnes of it being chert.
‘Chert is a type of quartz, large in size and similar to flint, but it is more brittle, breaking with a splintery fracture.’
Probably one of the most visited underground sites in Derbyshire, dunno why it took us so long to get around to seeing it! A nice relaxed wander with @Gsxrwayne
@Gsxrwayne by the seaside
Me being a cliché
And again
And of course this poor chap!
Ta for looking
Around 450,000 tonnes of material was mined here with at least 150,000 tonnes of it being chert.
‘Chert is a type of quartz, large in size and similar to flint, but it is more brittle, breaking with a splintery fracture.’
Probably one of the most visited underground sites in Derbyshire, dunno why it took us so long to get around to seeing it! A nice relaxed wander with @Gsxrwayne
@Gsxrwayne by the seaside
Me being a cliché
And again
And of course this poor chap!
Ta for looking
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