Bolehill Wood, Derbyshire

Old Winding Gear Housing at Bole Hill Quarry, Derbyshire

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This structure sits at the top of a long incline. Large stone blocks were lowered down from the quarry at Bolehill to the Hope valley railway line below for the construction of the Derwent and Howden Dam walls in the early 20th century.

Uploaded to Geograph by Andrew Tryon on 29 December 2015

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