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The alum quarries and works located 800 metres north of Sandsend Bridge in North Yorkshire represent an important phase of English industrial history dating to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Alum production was a significant chemical industry during this period, with the extracted mineral serving essential roles in textile dyeing and leather tanning. The surviving physical remains of quarrying and processing works at this location preserve evidence of the extraction and manufacturing processes employed in early modern industrial practice. The site's position in the Yorkshire coastal region reflects the strategic importance of English alum production during a period when the industry competed with continental European sources and supplied domestic textile manufacturers.
Alum quarries and works 800m north of Sandsend Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018139. View the official record →
The alum quarries and works located 800 metres north of Sandsend Bridge in North Yorkshire represent an important phase of English industrial history dating to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018139.
Alum quarries and works 800m north of Sandsend Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018139.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows E of Coopers Quarries (6.1 km), Lady Cross wayside cross, north of the A171 and 20m west of the Barnby turn-off (6.9 km), Two round barrows 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Horse Mire Head Farm (6.9 km).
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