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| quarry, North Yorkshire | ||
| locality:- | Kingsdale | |
| locality:- | Thornton in Lonsdale | |
| county:- | North Yorkshire | |
| locality type:- | marble quarry | |
| locality type:- | quarry | |
| 1Km square:- | SD7079 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD77 | |
| references:- | West 1778 |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by
William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in
London, 1778 to 1821. goto sourceTour to the Caves in the West Riding of Yorkshire, late 18th century Page 250:- "..." "... Here [near Yordas Gill above Yordas Cave] was also a quarry of black marble, of which elegant monuments, chimney-pieces, slabs, and other pieces of furniture, are made by Mr. Tomlinson, at Burton-in-Lonsdale. When polished, this marble appears to be made up of entrochi, and various parts of testaceous and piscosous reliques." |
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