Any photos about, There was lots of local tipper firme worked out of this very busy Quarry.
Aye Larry,i took derv and gas oil in there for a many years,also to all the other Quarrys in that area.Good old days they were.Vic.
.
Thank you Mark, I assume this taken not long before it was mothballed, That is after the original crusher was disused, Regards Larry.
This ERF Owned by the late John Young from Ponteland worked out of Moot Law sometime before it was closed down. Regards Larry.
Heres a few names that comes to mind that worked out of Moot Law Quarry Jimmy Chilton, Rock Supplies (Bowmans) Davy Owen Dennis Denham,Kempson, Jimmy Hardy & Son,Harry Laybourne, Elliotts Of Morpeth, Tommy Boiston, Ronnie Storey,T.T.Walker, Walker Bros, Wanless from Wark,Robsons of Slaley Dennis Conley,Smile for Miles,Gurteens, Harry Nichol,Geoff Allen,Vincie Charlton,Freddie Foster,Tommy Tulip,Geo Blackett,Plus a lot more, Regards Larry.
Hi larry , yes not long after this it was mothballed , took some parts in for one of the fitters that was on site one day and he said , it was not long before the place would be finishing up
Aye it was a good Quarry to work out of they paid you weekly after your had a months work done,Decent rates too, Old Norman Craig was in charge of the haulge, Plus Edmund Steele, who was there till the bitter end, They had some good loaders there too, They could get your weight right, There was one loader who was an awkward sought of bloke, I f he didnt like you he would load you on one side, or have you a tonne over the top, But I suppose you could get blokes like him wherever you went, Happy Tipper Days , Regards Larry.
Another name comes to mind Geordie Henson, He was also in the w/bridge office, Another canny lad lad from Corbridge, Regards Larry.
I bet you couldn’t see the load of stone with that bulk body when he left the quarry loaded.
Aye, 19.000 Tonne, & sheets werent compulsory in those days, unless you had a load of wetmix on, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Aye, 19.000 Tonne, & sheets werent compulsory in those days, unless you had a load of wetmix on, Regards Larry.
Same this way.We only sheeted for tarmac,now they have to sheet for everything due to environmental crap.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Aye, 19.000 Tonne, & sheets werent compulsory in those days, unless you had a load of wetmix on, Regards Larry.Same this way.We only sheeted for tarmac,now they have to sheet for everything due to environmental crap.
Cheers Dave.
We had to sheet everything since the late 1970’s Dave, even walling and sugar stone etc. Our quarry was in a National Park so you had to keep them happy or they wouldn’t grant you an extension.
That Foden is virtually the same as the one I took my test in exept it was a 24 tonner, Tilcon had several with bodies like that.
Pete.
