The site was leased by the Leeds Corporation from 1868 to provide street setts, it stretches for about half a mile. In 1883 the lease moved to William Winn
Gribdale Mining Company took over in 1913 and working stopped in 1918
A Geotrail more fully describing the location can be found here
I came to live in Ayton in 1970 . The Quarry was in use then . There was some kind of riddle near the quarry entrance . The entrance was very narrow and was being widened at that time . They were still looking for dolerite outcrops then.
The quarry operarions stopped in 1918
I worked there in 1960 Roy Bradley was still operating it then ,the crusher was just over the main road down from thief Lane,I also worked there in 1976 when road material LTD opened it up once more up thief lane, they had a new crushing plant built straght ahead in the old quarry workings ,then later on Ogdens of Otley had a mobile crushing plant further in and a bit higher up .A lot of the 2nd grade stone from the old workings were used to make Ingleby cross bye pass to the Tontine
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