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Alum quarries and works 800m north of Sandsend Bridge is a complex of industrial remains associated with alum extraction and processing in North Yorkshire. The site dates from the post-medieval period, representing the exploitation of alum-bearing shale deposits that were worked extensively along the Yorkshire coast from the sixteenth century onwards. Alum production was a significant chemical industry, with the extracted mineral used in textile dyeing and other manufacturing processes. The surviving physical remains comprise quarried ground, processing structures, and associated industrial features that evidence the scale and methods of this extractive industry during its period of operation.
Alum quarries and works 800m north of Sandsend Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018139. View the official record →
Alum quarries and works 800m north of Sandsend Bridge is a complex of industrial remains associated with alum extraction and processing in North Yorkshire. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Alum quarries and works 800m north of Sandsend Bridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Alum quarries and works 800m north of Sandsend Bridge stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.