Swanage and Purbeck Gallery

Swanage from the Townsend Stone Quarry

Swanage from the Townsend Stone Quarry

Swanage from the Townsend Stone Quarry

One of the many stone quarries in Swanage in the early 1900s.

This quarry was located behind Osborne Road to the west of Townsend Road.

There is a horse powered winch to drag the heavy stone carts from the mines to the surface.

Image Ref: VS2265

Year: 1910

Copyright: Unknown

Photographer: Unknown

Tags: PurbeckstoneQuarryStone

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