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STONE
QUARRY CREW, FOUR MEN AND A DOG, DATE UNKNOWN
LOADING STONE AT PRIORY CORNER 1905?
TEAMS OF HORSES USED FOR PULLING STONE. NOTE THE UNUSUAL CRANE.
TRACTION ENGINE - DRIVER GEORGE WHITE WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH BY HIS LOAD AFTER A PINNION BROKE NEAR VERNE GATEHOUSES IN BACKGROUND TOP OF QUEEN'S ROAD, 25th JULY 1921.
F.J. BARNES, FOWLER No. 8839, FX 6600 - SPHINX.
THE ROSTONE BRIDGE TO RIGHT OF PICTURE, SPOIL WAS TIPPED OVER THE CLIFF FROM THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE, AND A SMALL RAILWAY WENT BENEATH IT.
OLD QUARRY WORKS PORTLAND BILL
WEST CLIFF PORTLAND
NOTE THE STONE BRIDGE TO THE RIGHT OF THE PICTURE. SPOIL WAS TIPPED OVER THE CLIFF FROM THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE AND A SMALL RAILWAY WENT BENEATH IT. THE RECENT PICTURE BELOW SHOWN THIS SAME BRIDGE.
PORTLAND BILL AND LIGHTHOUSE. CRANE FOR CLIFF QUARRYING IN FOREGROUND
PORTLAND BILL LIGHTHOUSE AND QUARRY
LIGHTHOUSE AND QUARRY PORTLAND BILL. DATE UNKNOWN
TRACTION ENGINE ENTERING VICTORIA SQUARE. FOWLER No. 15319, FX7850 "NELLIE" ENTERS VICTORIA SQUARE WITH TWO TRAILERS LOADED WITH STONE DESTINED FOR MESSRS F. J. BARNES SAW MILLS ALONGSIDE THE STATION YARD. SEE BELOW FOR A RECENT VIEW OF THIS SCENE.
CASTLETOWN. STEAM BAKERY, THEN H. SCORE ARMY NAVY CONTRACTOR, THEN CASTLE HOTEL, THE JOLLY SAILOR PUB TO THE RIGHT, STONE WAITING TO BE SENT OFF. FOR A RECENT VIEW OF THIS SCENE PLEASE SEE BELOW.
GANG POSING NEXT TO STEAM CRANE. UNKNOWN DATE.
EAST WEARES QUARRY SPILL
STONE TRAIN ON MERCHANTS RAILWAY. DATE UNKNOWN.
STONE QUARRY AT THE GROVE
BATH AND PORTLAND NO 3 STONE LORRY. FODEN? STEAM WAGON
WAGONS LOADED WITH STONE DESCENDING THE MERCHANTS RAILWAY.
THREE BRIDGES PASSING OVER THE MERCHANTS RAILWAY AT NEW GROUND
BRIDGES OVER THE MERCHANTS RAILWAY.
LOADING STONE ON MERCHANTS RAILWAY PRIORY CORNER
LOADING STONE AT PRIORY CORNER.
LOADING STONE AT STONE PIER, CASTLETOWN
MERCHANTS RAILWAY ALONGSIDE THE OLD RECTORY.
MERCHANTS RAILWAY LOOKING TOWARDS CASTLETOWN. A RECENT VIEW IS SHOWN BELOW.
MERCHANTS RAILWAY, CASTLETOWN. FOR A RECENT VIEW AT THIS SCENE PLEASE SEE BELOW.
THE MERCHANTS RAILWAY AT CASTLETOWN. SEE ABOVE FOR A MODERN VIEW OF THIS AREA.
No.32 RUSTON BUCYRUS EXCAVATOR, 1933. THE FIRST EXCAVATOR AT BATH STONE FIRM.
STANDING IS GEORGE PARFITT.
TRACTION ENGINE BRITANNIA, 1928. FRONT RIGHT IS GEORGE PARFITT.
THE FIRST QUARRY LORRY ON PORTLAND (1935). STAN (TAFFY) HAWKINS RENOVATED IT AND HIS SON INHERITED IT. LORRY NOW IN WALES.
CASTLETOWN - STONE WAITING TO BE LOADED
QUARRYMEN AT WORK. UNKNOWN DATE.
QUARRYMEN. UNKNOWN PLACE AND DATE.
UNIDENTIFIED QUARRYMEN. UNKNOWN DATE.
QUARRYMEN SPLITTING STONE. UNKNOWN PLACE AND DATE.
QUARRYMEN SPLITTING STONE. UNKNOWN PLACE AND DATE.
QUARRYMEN SPLITTING STONE AT THE GROVE. UNKNOWN DATE.
GROUP PICTURE OF UNIDENTIFIED QUARRYMEN.
GROUP PICTURE OF UNIDENTIFIED QUARRYMEN.
D COMBEN AND FRIENDS IN QUARRY
QUARRY NEXT TO DRILL HALL EASTON LANE.
FIVE UNKNOWN QUARRYMEN.
POSSIBLY COMBEN IN DOORWAY OF ELECTRICALLY POWERED CRANE IN QUARRY.
QUARRY GROUP 1914. JOHN OTTER, JOHN RICHARD OTTER JNR., WILLIAM OTTER?
STONE WORKERS 1915. HARRY SMITH SECOND FROM LEFT
WITH THEIR HEADS IN THEIR NOSE BAGS, A FOUR HORSEPOWER TRAIN IS ABOUT TO DEPART FROM PRIORY CORNER ON ITS JOURNEY TO THE TOP OF THE INCLINE RAILWAY TO CASTLETOWN PIER.
STONE FIRMS LORRY FLEET AT GROVE CORNER
SAWMILLS TAVERN.
STONE FOR KING ALFRED’S MEMORIAL AT WINCHESTER BEING TAKEN INTO SAWMILL, EASTON LANE.
FOR A MODERN VIEW OF THIS SCENE PLEASE SEE BELOW.
UNIDENTIFIED QUARRY
GROUP OF UNIDENTIFIED QUARRYMEN AND DOG
GROUP OF UNIDENTIFIED QUARRYMEN
QUARRYING AT BROADCROFT?
GROUP OF QUARRYMEN
FAR RIGHT; FRED ‘MOLLO’ HANSFORD
MAN WORKING ON STONE. SHAPING A BLOCK
QUARRYING AT REAR OF BUMPERS LANE
CRANE AT CHURCH OPE. CLIFF FACE CRANE EXTRACTING STONE
QUARRYMEN.
FROM L:- WILLIAM FLEW SAMSON HINDE, NEPHEW THOMAS (TOMMY) HINDE, R:- WILLIAM JOSEPH HINDE, SON OF WILLIAM F.S.
QUARRYMEN AT BACK OF GROVE. WILLIAM FLEW SAMSON HINDE (ON LEFT) WITH OTHERS UNKNOWN.
MOVING STONE USING JACKS AT DURDLE. LEFT JOHN FLANN, 3rd RIGHT FOREMAN RIGGER NOBBY CLARKE.
UNKNOWN STONE GANG POSING
GROUP OF UNKNOWN QUARRYMEN WITH PICKS
QUARRYING AT BROADCROFT?
GROUP OF QUARRYMEN. FAR RIGHT IS FRED (MOLLO) HANSFORD
UNKNOWN MAN WORKING ON SHAPING BLOCK
QUARRYING AT REAR OF BUMPERS LANE
CRANE AT CHURCH OPE CLIFF FACE CRANE EXTRACTING STONE
QUARRYMEN. FROM L:- WILLIAM FLEW SAMSON HINDE, NEPHEW THOMAS (TOMMY) HINDE, R:- WILLIAM JOSEPH HINDE, SON OF WILLIAM F.S.
QUARRYMEN AT BACK OF GROVE. WILLIAM FLEW SAMSON HINDE (ON LEFT) WITH OTHERS UNKNOWN.
UNKNOWN STONE GANG POSING.
QUARRY GANG POSING IN FRONT OF CRANE - 1910? NOTE BLONDIN IN BACKGROUND. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR AN ARTICLE ON BLONDINS
BILLY COOMBES QUARRY IN BUMPERS LANE. 2nd LEFT STEWART LYNHAM, 4th LEFT (BOY) LYNHAM. FRONT CHARLIE GOULD, REAR NORMAN COMBEN, 3rd LEFT JACK ELLIS (CRANE DRIVER).
TRACTION ENGINE CLIMBING FORTUNESWELL.
TRACTION ENGINE AND CRANE AT TOP OF CHURCH OPE STEPS
TRACTION ENGINE TAKING STONE DOWN VICTORY ROAD.
MOVING BLOCK OF STONE FOR ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL - NED (TUBBY) SKINNER THIS SIDE OF LORRY, FIRST LEFT.
SPLITTING STONE. NOTE LARGE EIGHT WHEELER LORRY IN BACKGROUND
STONE MASONS POSING - DATE UNKNOWN
UNIDENTIFIED QUARRY
LOADING STONE AT PRIORY CORNER. NOTE UNUSUAL SHAPED CRANE, AND HOUSE ON CORNER
UNIDENTIFIED QUARRY GANG
END OF MERCHANTS RAILWAY, CASTLETOWN, GENTLEMAN IS UNKNOWN
STONE QUARRY.
NOTE BLONDIN IN THE BACKGROUND. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR AN ARTICLE ON BLONDINS. SPOT THE FIVE QUARRYMEN!
STONE MASONS AT THE MILLS?
QUARRY GANG.
WALLACE WHITE, WILLIAM HINDE, ROBERT JOHN HINDE, AND ROBERT SPENCER HIND
QUARRY GANG WITH WOMAN.
LIL WAGNER, WALLACE WHITE, WILLIAM HINDE, ROBERT JOHN HINDE, AND ROBERT SPENCER HINDE.
QUARRY MEN MARKING STONE. UNKNOWN DATE.
PREPARING TO LIFT BLOCK OF STONE.
BATH STONE FIRMS, 1933
BATH STONE FIRMS TOP YARD AT PARK ROAD, EASTON 1933 WHEN BEN SAUNDERS OPENED IT AFTER THE "SLUMP". ‘RIP’ SAUNDERS, HIS FATHER, AND BILL FLAN STILL CLEARING UP THE STATION YARD OF BARNES - SO NOT IN PHOTO.
HILLS AND BOWERS MASONRY YARD, BEFORE 1931
HILLS AND BOWERS MASONRY YARD AT WINDMILLS, PRIOR TO 1931, WHEN IT CLOSED IN THAT YEAR OF THE "SLUMP". JACK READ THIRD MASON FROM LEFT.
F. J. BARNES FIRST MASONRY WORKS AT VICTORIA SQUARE (1891) IN THE STATION AREA.
THIS IS JUST AFTER BARNES BOUGHT IT FROM THE PORTLAND STONE Co.
THE NEXT FEW PICTURES SHOW BOTTOMCOOMBE STONE WORKS. THIS IS NOW THE SITE OF A MODERN TESCO SUPERSTORE. SOME RECENT PICTURES SHOWING THE DEMOLITION OF THE BOTTOMCOOMBE WORKS AND THE SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT ARE INCLUDED AT THE END OF THIS PAGE
TOP YARD, BOTTOMCOMBE PARK ROAD, EASTON - MASON'S SHOP LATE 1920's.
BARTHOLOMEW CUEREL FOREMAN - HE RETIRED 1930.
BOTTOMCOOMBE MASONRY YARD EASTON SHOWING GANTRY TAILS BEING BUILT FOR OVERHEAD CRANES WHICH WERE INSTALLED IN 1921
BOTTOMCOOMBE MASONRY WORKS 1931?
GROUP IN MASONRY WORKS.
BACK ROW:- LEN ATTWOOLL, FORD BROWN, ? JOLLIFFE, EDWARD SHRIVES, REG ATTWOOLL, ?, RON PAVEY, ?, GEORGE STEWKESBURY, TOM MILLER, HAROLD RODENHURST, BOB PETERS, FRED GARDNER.
FRONT ROW:- EDWARD SHRIVES, ?, HARRY HIBBS .
THE FOLLOWING PICTURES SHOW THE DEMOLITION OF THE HUGE WORKSHOP AND THE BUILDING OF A TESCO SUPERSTORE ON THE SITE.
1989
2002
THE TESCO STORE NEARING COMPLETION IN 2011.
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