Monks Park Quarry
One of a number of sites visited over a weekend of mining fun with Oxygen Thief, The Franconian, PCWOX, Fazy UK, Urban Junky and Darryl. Was a nice little mooch and laughs were had at TF's expense... 
Brief History
Monks Park was one of the last underground quarries in operation, closing in 2005. It was initially called Sumsions Monks or Monks North in 1886 by Sumsions. Later still, the mine was under the ownership of The Bath and Portland Stone Company before this later became ARC and then Hanson. The quarry was taken over by the War Department in 1937 for use as an ammunition and explosives store. However, the site was surplus to requirements in 1941 and remained unused until 1954. A two year conversion of 10 acres of the quarry, including a new reinforced lift shaft, then provided additional storage for the Royal Navy.
On with some pictures (1st four pics are from a previous visit in Oct 2012);
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Thanks for looking
Brief History
Monks Park was one of the last underground quarries in operation, closing in 2005. It was initially called Sumsions Monks or Monks North in 1886 by Sumsions. Later still, the mine was under the ownership of The Bath and Portland Stone Company before this later became ARC and then Hanson. The quarry was taken over by the War Department in 1937 for use as an ammunition and explosives store. However, the site was surplus to requirements in 1941 and remained unused until 1954. A two year conversion of 10 acres of the quarry, including a new reinforced lift shaft, then provided additional storage for the Royal Navy.
On with some pictures (1st four pics are from a previous visit in Oct 2012);
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Thanks for looking
