Quarrying in Burton Bradstock

Fred Roper working Woolinge Quarry c1935

(The village had several quarry's for stone used to build the houses, cottages etc. Although there are no longer any quarries in Burton Bradstock, an old map shows their original locations - see article by Jo Thomas in the Heritage Coast section which describes the stone used)

Fred Roper working Woolinge Quarry c1935
Sifting & grading machines at Woolinge Quarry along Bredy Road c1935 It is believed there was a small railway to move the stone
Sifting & grading machines at Woolinge Quarry c1935

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