Transporting a huge granite block from John Freeman's Quarry at Mabe, 1901

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Identifier

WAT_18_323

Description

Steam power is used to transport a huge granite block from John Freeman's Quarry at Mabe. The rock was later transported by railway from Penryn to be used for Alfred the Great's Statue in Winchester.

Date

1901

Rights

Artists Estate

Coverage

Mabe

Type

Still Image


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Collection

Mac Waters Collection




Citation
“Transporting a huge granite block from John Freeman's Quarry at Mabe, 1901,” cornishmemory.com, accessed March 29, 2024, https://www.cornishmemory.com/item/WAT_18_323.
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