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Apr 8, 1995 · October 15, 1979. 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.
As well as these there are training platforms at various depths from 3m to 9m. All are marked by surface buoys. Underwater life. The Delph is well stocked with a large variety of fish including koi carp: bags of food can be bought to feed the fish. Angling is not allowed there.
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.
Oct 13, 2015 · In New York State archaeology, the Meadowood phase of the Early Woodland period dates to about 400-1000 BC. Sites of the Meadowood phase are found across central, northern, and western New York in places such as the St. Lawrence valley, the Oneida Lake outlet, the Genesee valley, and the Niagara Frontier.
Mar 19, 2020 · New York all out of brownstone. In the 1830s, the emerging middle class of New York wanted a classier looking building material. They found it in brownstone, a brown-colored sandstone located at nearby quarries in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania and Portland, Connecticut.
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.
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Dec 3, 2023 · On a cold autumn morning in October 1979, two amateur sub-aqua enthusiasts met for a dive at Eccleston Delph Quarry. The 60ft deep pit, off Halfpenny Lane was, and still is, a popular spot for local divers.
