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Mineral Extraction and Processing

Mineral extraction, exploitation and processing
  • “The Exploitation of the Horton Flaggs”

    HHG/049/026
    Paper written by Dr W R (Bill) Mitchell MBE taken from Field Studies Vol 6 P237 – 251 dated 1985 entitled “The exploitation of the Horton flaggs considered as an example of industrial archaeology”
  • 54RB electric Navi at Horton Quarry

    QTC/002/005
    54RB electric Navi at Horton Quarry
    Colour photograph of 54RB electric navi with trailing cable circ 1980s
  • 54RB navi with Scamell Dumper at Horton Quarry

    QTC/002/008
    54RB navi with Scamell Dumper at Horton Quarry
    Colour photograph of 54RB navi with Scamell dumper at Horton quarry circ 1980s.
  • 55RB Electric Navi at Horton Quarry

    QTC/002/009
    55RB Electric Navi at Horton Quarry
    Colour photograph of 55RB electric navi circ 1980s.
  • Austwick Agriculture and Quarry

    AHG/006/001
  • Brayshaw Library Collection

    BLY
    Brayshaw Library Collection
    Introduction to The Brayshaw Collection held at Giggleswick School. Thomas Brayshaw (1854 – 1931) was a solicitor living in Stackhouse nr Giggleswick  who was a local historian. For more than 40 years he was the recognized authority in matters of local historical interest. He was closely associated with Giggleswick School from attending as a pupil to ...
  • Clifford Potts Collection of Quarry Photographs

    QTC/001
    Photographs made by Clifford Potts during the 1980s of activities at Horton in Ribblesdale quarry
  • Compressor at Horton Quarry

    QTC/001/002
    Compressor at Horton Quarry
    Monochrome photograph dated around1940 showing compressor at Horton in Ribblesdale quarry
  • Cooling House at Horton Quarry

    QTC/001/004
    Cooling House at Horton Quarry
    Colour photograph dated 1983 showing the cooling house and screening house at Horton in Ribblesdale quarry
  • Documents and Photographs Relating to Horton (Beecroft) Quarry

    HHG/038
    Dark green ring binder containing documents and photographs relating to Horton (Beecroft) Quarry Undated and unattributed manuscript paper describing the history of quarrying in Horton Typescript extract from Horton valuation books for quarry property between 1863 and 1912 Undated monochrome photograph of workings at Horton quarry Photocopy of unattributed magazine article dated 1960 “Quarrymen of the Yorkshire ...
  • Domesday Project 1986

    HHG/014
    Domesday Project 1986. A project completed by pupils at Horton primary school for a BBC initiative to prepare a “Domesday Disc” providing contemporaneous  information about places covered in the Domesday book. hhg014_01. Project data
  • Folder Containing Mostly Monochrome Photographs of Local Views and Landscapes

    HHG/058
    hhg058. Folder containing mostly monochrome photographs of local views and landscapes in upper Ribblesdale. hhg058_001. Undated monochrome photograph of Ling Ghyll bridge on Cam beck hhg058_002. Undated colour photograph of Thornton Force, Kingsdale hhg058_003. Undated monochrome photograph of Long Churn cave near Selside hhg058_004. Undated colour (faded) photograph of Penyghent in snow hhg058_005. Undated (possiblyc1930) monochrome photograph of Sell Ghyll ...
  • Folder Containing Photographs and Documents Relating to Upper Ribblesdale Quarries

    HHG/049
    hhg049 Folder containing photographs and documents relating to upper Ribblesdale quarries. hhg049_001. Undated handwritten notebook describing work at the limestone quarries of Horton hhg049_002. Undated colour photograph taken near South House of possible quarry site. hhg049_003. Undated colour photograph of Fell Close showing grouse butt hhg049_004. Undated colour photograph of old quarry on Fell Close hhg049_005. Undated colour photograph of ...
  • Folder of Material Relating to the Duchy of Lancaster Interests at Horton in Ribblesdale

    HHG/054
    hhg054 Folder of material relating to the Duchy of Lancaster interests at Horton in Ribblesdale hhg054_001. Transcript of document reference PRO DL5/24 page 37 Court document 5th year of James I (1608) hhg054_002. Transcript of document reference PRO DL5/24 page 282 Court Document 3rd year of James I (1605) tenants of Selside and Austwick hhg054_003. Transcript of document ...
  • General View of Horton Quarry

    QTC/002/020
    General View of  Horton Quarry
    Colour photograph showing general view of Horton quarry circ 1980s.
  • General View of Horton Quarry

    QTC/002/014
    General View of Horton Quarry
    Colour photograph showing general view of Horton quarry circ 1980s.
  • General View of Horton Quarry

    QTC/002/015
    General View of Horton Quarry
    Colour photograph showing general view of Horton quarry circ 1980s.
  • General View of Horton Quarry

    QTC/002/016
    General View of Horton Quarry
    Colour photograph showing general view of Horton quarry circ 1980s.
  • General View of Horton Quarry

    QTC/002/017
    General View of Horton Quarry
    Colour photograph showing general view of Horton quarry circ 1980s.
  • General View of Horton Quarry

    QTC/002/018
    General View of Horton Quarry
    Colour photograph showing general view of Horton quarry circ 1980s.
  • General View of Horton Quarry

    QTC/002/019
    General View of Horton Quarry
    Colour photograph showing general view of Horton quarry circ 1980s.
  • General View of Horton Quarry

    QTC/002/021
    General View of Horton Quarry
    Colour photograph showing general view of Horton quarry circ 1980s.
  • General View of Horton Quarry

    QTC/002/022
    General View of Horton Quarry
    Colour photograph showing general view of Horton quarry circ 1980s.
  • Horton Coking Plant

    JMC/001/002
    Horton Coking Plant
    The smoking chimneys of the coking plant in Horton Quarry c. 1970
  • Quarrying

    Quarrying (92)

    Quarrying
  • Mining

    Mining (8)

    Mining
  • Lime burning and mineral processing

    Lime burning and mineral processing (69)

    Lime Burning
  • Peat Cutting

    Peat Cutting (7)

  • Coal

    Coal (6)

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