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Bramley Fall stone

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Old quarry, Bramley Fall Park geograph.org.uk 842184
Old quarry, Bramley Fall Park geograph.org.uk 842184

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.

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Bramley Fall stone
Aire Valley Towpath, Leeds West Park

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LS13 1EQ Leeds, West Park
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Old quarry, Bramley Fall Park geograph.org.uk 842184
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