A study in concrete

Cowdale Quarry was opened by the New Buxton Lime Co c1901. The company was taken over by the Buxton Lime Firms in 1908 and shortly afterwards a bank of limekilns and a range of other buildings were constructed in concrete.

The quarry and works closed in 1956 but most of the structures remain. This is the entrance to the powerhouse with the Buxton Lime Firms initials and construction date of 1909.