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The former Greetwell Quarry which was a former working Limestone Quarry up until 2003 in the years since nature has started to take over.
The original mining operation was a mixture of opencast and underground adits or tunnels. There are now plans to build hundreds of new houses on the area and the new Eastern Bypass will come close to the south eastern corner so the whole landscape is set to change in the next few years. In Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Situated in the area stretching from the east end of Monks Road / Crofton Road / Greetwell Hollow on the south to Wragby Road on the north, the most productive and extensive area of working being on the north side of Greetwell Road. Operated by Mid-Lincs Ironstone Co. to exploit Northampton Sand Ironstone needed in steel making process at Scunthorpe. Over 1000 acres of land was bought from Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Area south of Greetwell Road was worked out by 1875. Both quarrying and mining took place, the ironstone being removed manually and transported by narrow gauge tramway to M S and L Railway at Monks Abbey sidings passing under road bridge in Greetwell Road. A combination of horse and human muscle power was used. Steam power was attempted in 1911 and 1916 but was not a success. 6 separate areas were; Wilsons, Rudyards, Long Harry, East Drift, Grundys No 1 and Grundys No 2. Approx 4 million tons of ironstone were extracted in lifetime of mines and quarries. Limestone has been quarried on the north side since the end of ironstone mining in 1930s, while the land to the south was levelled for construction of Allenby and Crofton Trading Estates.
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The former Greetwell Quarry which was a former working Limestone Quarry up until 2003 in the years since nature has started to take over.
The original mining operation was a mixture of opencast and underground adits or tunnels. There are now plans to build hundreds of new houses on the area and the new Eastern Bypass will come close to the south eastern corner so the whole landscape is set to change in the next few years. In Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
Situated in the area stretching from the east end of Monks Road / Crofton Road / Greetwell Hollow on the south to Wragby Road on the north, the most productive and extensive area of working being on the north side of Greetwell Road. Operated by Mid-Lincs Ironstone Co. to exploit Northampton Sand Ironstone needed in steel making process at Scunthorpe. Over 1000 acres of land was bought from Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Area south of Greetwell Road was worked out by 1875. Both quarrying and mining took place, the ironstone being removed manually and transported by narrow gauge tramway to M S and L Railway at Monks Abbey sidings passing under road bridge in Greetwell Road. A combination of horse and human muscle power was used. Steam power was attempted in 1911 and 1916 but was not a success. 6 separate areas were; Wilsons, Rudyards, Long Harry, East Drift, Grundys No 1 and Grundys No 2. Approx 4 million tons of ironstone were extracted in lifetime of mines and quarries. Limestone has been quarried on the north side since the end of ironstone mining in 1930s, while the land to the south was levelled for construction of Allenby and Crofton Trading Estates.