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Photographs: 2 June 2009

These photos were all taken on 2 June 2009 and show limestone quarrying at Backdale Quarry in full flow. A second set of photos taken on the same day show limestone being moved from Wager's Flat to Backdale.

If you click on the small images below you will get the mid-sized photo.

Backdale April 2009

Bleaklow Industries have promised DDD Council that they will move this fly tip.

Backdale 2 June 2009

Machines processing newly quarried limestone.

Backdale April 2009

Loader tipping limestone into the crusher train.

Backdale 2 June 2009

Quarrying limestone

Backdale April 2009

Rock crusher in operation.

Backdale 2 June 2009

Limestone boulders ready for crushing