Quarry incline

The cement works at Hope in the Peak District was established in 1929 by the Hull based firm of G & T Earle Ltd. The location gave easy access to the shale and limestone required to make cement and large quarries were developed to the north-east and south-west of the works. This view shows the very early development of the limestone quarry in 1929 with its narrow gauge railway incline to take the stone down to the kilns. Today the quarry remains in use but the incline has long been replaced by a conveyor.