Quarries & Quarrying

by Peter Stanier

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 industrialisation and the associated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0852637284
• ISBN13: 9780852637289
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.7" x 8.0"