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Delabole, Slate Quarry 1938
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This famous slate quarry is the deepest in England, the result of centuries of work. Although the great days of the 19th century had passed, there were still over 300 men employed here in 1938. Hanging across the quarry is a 'blondin' crane for raising stone from the depths, while in the background a steep incline ascends to the workshops where the slate was split and dressed for market. The houses of the village seem to perch on the very quarry edge.
An extract from Cornwall County Memories.
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