Hodge Close Quarry in the Lake District is one of many slate workings in the Tilberthwaite Valley, between Langdale and Coniston. It is a massive

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Hodge Close Quarry in the Lake District is one of many slate workings in the Tilberthwaite Valley, between Langdale and Coniston. It is a massive excavation of light green coloured slate, with an original worked depth from ground level of about 100m (300 feet). The remains of a crane can be seen in the image

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Location: Coniston
Photo credit: © george robertson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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