A disused quarry. First opened in the late 1870s, the Mining Journal records that production was hampered by severe winters on this exposed common.
The quarry was re-opened in 1917, during the First World War, to provide feldspar for electrical porcelain.
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UK OS Grid Reference: SW995587
Map Reference: 50°23'35"N , 4°49'16"W
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