Granite Spur, Wyche Upper Quarry
Introduction
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Granite Spur, Wyche Upper Quarry
Image: © Bob Embleton Taken: 16 Mar 2008
Why this spur of rock was left unquarried is not known, but it may have been left to stop rock fragments descending onto properties below when blasting took place. In some other quarries on the Malverns concrete barriers had to be erected.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.093409
Longitude
-2.33801