Swell Tor Quarry

Swell Tor Quarry was the last major quarry near Princetown (excepting Merrivale) to close in 1938. Quite a lot of the quarry output in latter years being railway ballast.

Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - November 21, 2021
The famous London Bridge corbels. These were cut around 1906 for London Bridge widening project. However, not all were required and some were left at the quarry. However, when the bridge was dismantled moved to Arizona in the late 1960s some of the corbels at Swell Tor were used in its reconstruction, however, these few remain at the entrance to the quarry.
Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - November 21, 2021
The famous London Bridge corbels. These were cut around 1906 for London Bridge widening project. However, not all were required and some were left at the quarry. However, when the bridge was dismantled moved to Arizona in the late 1960s some of the corbels at Swell Tor were used in its reconstruction, however, these few remain at the entrance to the quarry.
Swell Tor Quarry, Dartmoor, Devon - November 21, 2021
The famous London Bridge corbels. These were cut around 1906 for London Bridge widening project. However, not all were required and some were left at the quarry. However, when the bridge was dismantled moved to Arizona in the late 1960s some of the corbels at Swell Tor were used in its reconstruction, however, these few remain at the entrance to the quarry.