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Bramley Fall stone
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Bramley Fall Stone stone belongs to the Millstone Grit series, of the Namurian stage of the Carboniferous Period. It is one of the cheapest and best-adapted English stones for extensive engineering works, docks, locks and railways, and for large millstones, grindstones, engine-beds and foundations. The stone was formerly quarried at or near the village of Bramley, Leeds. Evidence of the quarries, which were discontinued around 1930, remain in Bramley Fall Park. A similar Millstone Grit stone also occurs over an extensive area at Calverley where Ann Husler ran a quarrying business in the 19th century, and at Ilkley and Pateley in Yorkshire. A somewhat similar stone, which can be very coarse, approaching a conglomerate is found at Weetwood, Meanwood and Horsforth. Similar Millstone Grits have also been quarried in Derbyshire.[1]
![]() Old quarry, Bramley Fall Park | |
Location | |
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The quarry's position in Leeds | |
Location | Near Horsforth Leeds |
County | West Yorkshire |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 53°49′22″N 1°37′26″W |
Production | |
Products | Millstone Grit |
History | |
Discovered | 13th century |
Closed | c.1930 |
Owner | |
Company | B. Whitaker and sons, 4 Albion Street, Leeds in 1927 |