Quarrymen, Avonbridge. Group of workers standing in a quarry.

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Department

Photo

Maker

Unknown

Production date

Circa 1930

Subject place

Hillhead Quarry/Avonbridge/Muiravonside area

Subject notes

Quarrying was of great importance. Rock was needed for railway ballast, road building and other civil engineering projects. Until the First World War, most houses, tenements, and offices were built of stone.

Brick became cheaper with the coming of the railways and it began to displace stone for warehouses and factories.

Accession number

P21080

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Subject category

Quarry Mining Industry

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