Dean Point Works, Cornwall - Nov 2008

Reaperman · Dec 24, 2008

This was an Aggregates Quarry, Breaking Facility, Storage silos Loading Jetty.

The Gabbro stone was mostly used for road building.

Quarry

Storage and Jetty

Rock Crushing

Foxylady · Dec 24, 2008

Excellent quarry workings. Is this one in the St Austell area too?

Reaperman · Dec 24, 2008

Foxylady said:
Excellent quarry workings. Is this one in the St Austell area too?

No this one is down towards the Lizard St Keverne is the nearest major village.

extrogg · May 5, 2009

I used to deliver bitumen into here for the tarmac plant...doesnt look much different to how it did when it was a working quarry!
9 times out of 10 we had to get towed up that hill to get out..ball ache of a place!

jonney · May 8, 2009

Judging by this photo there wasn't just rock crushing going on in the control room, the magazines tell a different story

Some classic readers wives if I'm not mistaken...and they said I'd go blind. Must have got really boring sat in there twiddling your thumbs, oh look a magazine, I know...noooooooo!!!! don't even go there

Reaperman · May 8, 2009

That control room actually had an extensive collection of vintage smut. Mostly from the 90's there was a pretty grim mail order bride mag too. :exclaim:

jonney · May 8, 2009

Mail order brides... how they get them through the letterbox?

Badoosh · May 8, 2009

There's nowt wrong with getting your rocks off in a quarry

Foxylady · May 8, 2009

Badoosh said:
There's nowt wrong with getting your rocks off in a quarry

Yeah, but you might have to be stoned to do it!

King Al · May 8, 2009

Cool find RM, Cheers for the bit of history extrogg

thompski · May 8, 2009

I feel rude for not commenting earlier! Fantastic place and photos

Trinpaul · May 9, 2009

That 1st pic is great

looks like a right wet day when you visited. So ships would come in and load up :question:

havoc · May 9, 2009

Looks pretty cool that, Quarrys always make for a decent explore.

extrogg · May 9, 2009

Paul..yes you are right..the ships would be loaded with stone on the jetty. Its a very wild and wolly place and you really get the sense that you are standing on the edge of the earth!!!

There was a bit of a scandel at the plant few years ago which resulted in a mysterious fire that burnt the controlroom down!

jonney · May 9, 2009

There was a bit of a scandel at the plant few years ago which resulted in a mysterious fire that burnt the controlroom down![/QUOTE]

sounds intriguing, do tell..

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