Former Ironstone Quarry
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Former Ironstone Quarry
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 11 Aug 2013
This was No.1 or Pearsons Quarry of the Harlaxton Quarries system, and was worked from 1943 to 1951. The extent of extraction can be seen from the difference in level between the field and the road which runs at the top of the bank in the background.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.870393
Longitude
-0.687999