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| HER Number: | 71533 |
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| Name: | WESTWOOD - Post Medieval quarry |
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Summary
Westwood quarry was owned and operated by the Cornwall Railway and its successor, the GWR..
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Mapping Programme (Morph No.): 2045.1.1
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 71533
Monument Type(s):
- QUARRY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
A quarry is visible on air photos (p1) and was plotted as part of the NMP. Westwood quarry was owned and operated by the Cornwall Railway and its successor, the GWR. There was a rail connection into the quarry, which provided stone for most of the new viaducts when the CR timber viaducts were rebuilt.
RAF, 1964, RAF/F6258/6399/0413-5 (Photographic Record). SCO14490.
<1> Woodfin, RJ, 1972, The Cornwall Railway (Bibliographic reference). SCO5068.
Sources / Further Reading
| [p1] | SCO14490 - Photographic Record: RAF. 1964. RAF/F6258/6399/0413-5. ABP. |
| [1] | SCO5068 - Bibliographic reference: Woodfin, RJ. 1972. The Cornwall Railway. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 165670 | Part of: CORNWALL RAILWAY - Post Medieval railway (Monument) |
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