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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.
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After Freda Marsh left the quarry the pumps clearing the water were turned off and the natural spring began to fill the quarry, becoming what was considered a natural beauty spot.
Neil Smitham, Chairman of the Trafford Sub-Aqua Club has kindly given us permission to share these pictures. Taken in the early 90's, a group from the club on the beach. Taken 8/4/95 in the early evening. They dived for 43 mins in a three to a depth of 9.5 meters and vis was a max of 3ft!!
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
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.
Eccleston Quarry is a mile south of Eccleston, Lancashire. It is also called Eccleston Delph. On 14 October 1979 a body was discovered in the quarry by local divers, known as the "Handless Corpse". This led to an international police investigation and the breakup of the "Mr Asia" narcotics gang.
Nov 9, 2019 · In October 1979, two amateur divers, Jeffrey Ashcroft and Ian Reading, arrived at Eccleston Delph, a water-filled quarry near Chorley, in the English county of Lancashire. Keen to explore the murky depths, the duo ascended into the cold water.
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.
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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.
