Brimscombe, Walls Quarry 1901
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Photo of Brimscombe, Walls Quarry 1901

More about this scene

On the left is the main London railway line and, still further to the left, the Thames and Severn Canal. The buildings on the hill are the upper part of Brimscombe village, with Walls Quarry and Burleigh to the right. With the exception of the nearer dwellings, all the houses we see here are of Cotswold stone.

Memories of Brimscombe, Walls Quarry 1901

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Brimscombe, Walls Quarry 1901

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This is a very rare photo which is taken from a grass slope below a small coppice in a valley known as the "Moors" from the bottom of what is now called Orchard Lane. This unusual photo looks up the lane, (from its nearest lowest point), SE towards the Brimscombe Hill & Walls Quarry. The lowest point is actually underneath the railway bridge, just emerging as a stone wall, (bottom ...see more