A wander from Bank foot on a bright sunny morning with clear views of the Cleveland Hills.
This is from abandoned sandstone quarry on Greenhow, a quarry operated by the Ingleby Stone Quarry Company, the stone from which was lowered down to the Rosedale Railway by an incline known as Wren’s Incline1The Gazette. (1883). Page 6651 | Issue 25299, 25 December 1883 | London … [online] Available at: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/25299/page/6651/data.htm [Accessed 22 Oct. 2021]..
The flat basin of Greenhow was probably referred to as ‘Camisdale‘ in the Domesday Book2Ingleby Greenhow Heritage Trail. Leaflet published by Kirby, Great Broughton & Ingleby Greenhow Local History Group. Available online at https://kgbighistory.org.uk/projects/heritage-trails/ingleby-greenhow-heritage-trail/
- 1The Gazette. (1883). Page 6651 | Issue 25299, 25 December 1883 | London … [online] Available at: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/25299/page/6651/data.htm [Accessed 22 Oct. 2021].
- 2Ingleby Greenhow Heritage Trail. Leaflet published by Kirby, Great Broughton & Ingleby Greenhow Local History Group. Available online at https://kgbighistory.org.uk/projects/heritage-trails/ingleby-greenhow-heritage-trail/
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