Mines, mining and quarrying

Abandoned and flooded slate quarry near Holme Fell, in the Lake District National Park. I had accidentally set my camera to 'sepia' mode, but I like the effect it produced.

Abandoned and flooded slate quarry near Holme Fell in the Lake District National Park. I had accidentally set my camera to 'sepia' mode, but I like the effect it produced.

Grindstones near Millstone Edge quarries, awaiting transport out. These were destined for a Swedish paper mill, but were abandoned here in 1939 on the outbreak of war. This is much later than the abandonment date of most of the millstones in this area, probably over 100 years ago when the bottom dropped out of the millstone market, due to French imports and the manufacture of synthetic millstones. Surprise View corner, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Here is the same view (with slightly fewer stones!) nearly 11 years later. www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/39023490