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Eccleston Quarry. Coordinates: 53.6291°N 2.7291°W. Eccleston Quarry is a mile south of Eccleston, Lancashire. It is also called Eccleston Delph and Eccy Delph (pronounced "ekky"). It is an old stone quarry that flooded. It is a popular site for scuba diving.
Apr 8, 1995 · Eccleston Delph, a flooded quarry in the heart of Lancashire, was never meant to reveal it's gruesome secret. But the body of Martin Johnstone never hit the bottom. The naked, mutilated corpse was found by amateur scuba divers. Read all about it here
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Nov 3, 2019 · In 1979, two amateur divers arrived at Eccleston Delph, a water filled quarry near Chorley. Keen to explore the murky depth, the duo ascended into the cold water. Beneath the deep expanse, a little over 30 feet beneath the surface, is a sandstone ledge.
Eccleston Delph, a flooded quarry in the heart of Lancashire, was never meant to reveal its gruesome secret. But the body of Martin Johnstone never hit the bottom. Instead it came to rest on a ledge after the perpetrators of the most notorious deed in the history of crime in the North West, had bundled him over the edge.
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May 15, 2020 · 15. Eccleston Delph. Quarried stone exposes roots. Eccy Delph is a quarry a mile south of Eccleston, Lancashire. Objects have been submerged for dive training such as speedboats, a Jet Provost, armoured personnel carriers, a light tank, containers, a concrete tube, and a gnome garden, and a playground.
In 2000, it was redeveloped into a diving venue and is now filled with fresh, clear water from the natural spring and has a host of underwater attractions for scuba divers to train on. Read more about the history of The Delph on their website.
