Elm Park Quarry

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  A working Quarry used to store oil by the RAF as well as ammo during WW2 Access Elm Park Quarry was a working quarry when we visited in July 2003 & Dec 2008. Visits can be arranged. Year Event 1900 Elm Park was owned by the Thomas family. 1912 The start of quarrying, the first stones being used to build Gastard church. 1925 Quarry stops due to the hardness of the stone, manual method proves hard going. Horses and carts were used. The hard stone was used for kerbstones. WW2 Quarry taken over by No. 40 group, controlled by RAF Quedgely in Gloucestershire. The RAF used it to store lubricating oils and similar in drums. 1st March 1941 Elm Park transferred to No.42 Group as a satellite to Ridge Quarry. Now under the control of Flying Officer G.N.R Saltmarsh. 22nd March Takes on 18 1000lb bombs, taken from RAF Harpur Hill as part of a successful experiment. 5th April A heading, innermost end, was let to University of Bristol for archive storage. (this ended towards the end of the war) Jan 1943 Stocks totalled 111 tons of ammunition. June 1943 A rush output of stocked pre-empted closure as a magazine. 30th July 1943 Stocks left moved to Ridge Quarry Oct 1943 Quarry transferred to the Admiralty. 1998 Pictors Bath Stone secured a new lease including modern planning permission to establish access to the quarry entrance. They spent a lot of money widening the haulage way from the surface to the working levels about 80 meters. 1999 Pictors lost right to Quarry due to planning engineering and lease issues. August 2000 Elm Park Stone Ltd gaining a new lease to extract stone. November 2000 Elm Stone blocks are being sold. 5th July 2003 Darkplaces visit by Root and Mole. 6th Dec 2008 Darkplaces visit organised by Madrab. Attended by SimplyExploring, Madrab, Boxhead, GoingUnder, Root.

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