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Description: | Windy Nook Quarry is shown here in this photograph, taken after 1904. The owners were R. Kell & Co. Quarrying was an ancient occupation in this area and there were many quarries in the vicinity. Richard Kell was the second son of Ebenezer Kell of Felling Shore. Born in 1749, Richard began quarrying at Heworth Shore in 1784. The family continued the business of quarrying throughout the 19th century, establishing quarries at High Heworth and Windy Nook, amongst others. St. Alban’s Church, Windy Nook Board Schools, the Co-operative Society and Windy Nook Fever Hospital are among the many buildings built with stone from Kell’s Quarry at Windy Nook. The quarries became run down in the first half of the 20th century and were eventually filled in during the 1960s. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.asaplive.com/Lco/Lco.cfm?ccs=629&cs=2674&Preview=1 | Publisher: | Gateshead Council | Rights holder: | Gateshead Council | Subjects: | Quarrying | Source: | iSee Gateshead | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://isee.gateshead.gov.uk/detail.php?... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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