Quarries and Quarrying

Quarries and Quarrying
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Publisher : Shire Publications
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 0852637284
ISBN-13 : 9780852637289
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Quarries and Quarrying by : Peter Stanier

Download or read book Quarries and Quarrying written by Peter Stanier and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether they are still operational or long abandoned, quarries are often dismissed as eyesores. Despite this, they can be fascinating to visit, and provide an interesting link to a once powerful and necessary industry. Although the Romans worked quarries, it was not until the middle-ages that the industry became established on a large scale. It then achieved its height during the nineteenth century in response to industrialization and the associated demand for stone. The book deals with the extraction methods of various types of stone and the rise and slow decline of quarrying across the UK. While telling the history of quarrying it also covers some of the most famous and notable quarrying sites.


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