A view of a helicopter and mechanical digger near the house at Honister quarry

Date:
29 Sept 2007
Location:
Honister Slate Mines And Quarries, Buttermere, Honistor Pass, Allerdale, Cumbria
Reference:
DP057984
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

The helicopter pictured is believed to belong to Mark Weir. Mr. Wier oversaw the creation of the disused slate mine as a tourist attraction and was killed in a helicopter crash on the 8th March 2011.

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/11459 Honister Slate Mines And Quarries, Buttermere, Cumbria; within the Volume: VF000067 Crafting The Landscape: How Industry Shaped The Landscape Project; within the Series: EHC01/128 Crafting The Landscape: How Industry Shaped The Landscape Project; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Davies, James O

Keywords

Slate Quarry