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Apr 8, 1995 · From early times. Eccleston Delph has been known as the Eccy Delph, or Hurst House Delph for the last century, and was mined by 12 local quarrymen producing stone for Blackpool Promenade and thin slates to cover the local barns and roofs. The Family of "Hurst" who originally owned and worked the Quarry, were well known in the area as Mr Hurst ...
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. Visibility is generally very poor and ropes have been strung between each underwater ...
The body landed on a ledge at a depth of about six metres. The adjacent drop went to 20m and was littered with car wrecks. When the quarry was drained, five years ago, 250 car bodies, neatly stacked by vintage, were pulled from the depths.
May 15, 2020 · 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. As well as these there are training platforms at various depths ...
Diving conditions and the best time to dive "Eccleston Delph Quarry". Yearly diving conditions of this dive site - expected air temperature, water temperature, current, and visibility. This data is indicative and based on historical data and observations. Air temperature. Water temperature.
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48ft Cruiser - Sitting at 15 metres. Transit Van, Sitting at 12 metres. Shots 360 Aircraft cockpit. Mini Cave, Sitting at 3 metres. Gnome garden, Sitting at 3 metres. Two speed boats, Sitting at 10 metres. Two 20ft containers, Sitting at 8 metres. Playground, great fun and very amusing - Sitting at 6 metres.
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Delph Watersports Centre is a former stone and slate quarry, in a natural beauty spot in Lancashire, UK. 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.
