Foggintor Quarry

The quarry was used to provide granite for famous landmarks such as Nelsons Column and London Bridge and operated from the early 1800s until being decommissioned in 1938. It would have seen up to 400 people working within the quarry at its peak. Since then nature has reclaimed the quarry for itself

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Keywords: 1800s 400 1938 being bridge clouds column decommissioned devon early famous foggintor granite has its itself landmarks london nature nelsons operated peak plymouth quarry reclaimed seen tress working

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