William Hawkins Quarry (General)

by Mike Pinchin , Bedford, England, Tuesday, September 30, 2014, 23:19 (3708 days ago) @ steeleruk

On this site is a record of the inquest (9th February 1880 at the Cock Inn, Blakeney) on the body of Thomas POWELL (46) who died from injuries sustained from a falling into a quarry.

In the Gloucester Journal Saturday 14 February 1880,

To paraphrase,

FATAL ACCIDENT AT BLAKENEY

Inquest at the Nibley Inn (presumably the Cock Inn) on Thomas POWELL (26 sic.), sawyer and general labourer, lodger at the Nibley Inn. He set out from the Inn at 6 o’clock on Saturday evening last to go to the Albion Inn, Viney Hill where witnesses saw him arrive and subsequently leave at about 9 ‘clock. He was later found injured in his bed in Nibley. Thomas DAVIES, landlord of the Nibley Inn, deposed,

“It was about 9 o’clock (presumably Sunday morning) when he saw Powell and said to him ““Tom, what in the world is the matter?”” Deceased said ““Gaffer, I fell down into the quarry.”” Witness asked what quarry and deceased said "“The quarry near Mr Young’s upper house near the point of the hill."” The quarry formerly belonged to William Hawkins, deceased, and was worked out. It adjoined the turnpike road and was not fenced, and was in a most dangerous condition.”

If this could have a bearing on the query there are a couple of candidate quarries marked on the route between Viney Hill and Nibley.

http://maps.nls.uk/view/101453688