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- The body landed on a ledge at a depth of about six metres.
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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. Visibility is generally very poor and ropes have been strung between each underwater ...
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.
'Eccy Delph' was redeveloped into the diving centre from 2000 onwards, here are a few photos Many thanks to Smudge at ProScuba for providing some of the photos on this page. October 23-29 2004 Vol 196 No 3363
Aug 29, 2023 · Known widely as ‘The Handless Corpse’ case, the investigation began in 1979 when two amateur divers at Eccleston Delph, a water filled quarry near Chorley, discovered a mangled body in the water.
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 ...
Oct 8, 2009 · Handless case 'detective's dream'. A real-life Taggart says "team-work, hard slog and a touch of luck" helped solve one of Lancashire's biggest murder investigations. The discovery of Martin Johnstone's mutilated body in a water-filled quarry in Eccleston in 1979 led the police to uncover an international drug ring.
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.
