Sandstone quarries, once worked on a large scale. During the 19th Century stone paving was transported by sea to London. There was a 'Greenmoor' Wharf at Southwark. Later transport was by rail from Wortley Station where there was a stone sawmill.
Green Moor Delf Quarry stretched back from the Rock Inn
Trunce or California Quarry is to the North West, below the village. There are the remains of a 'Stoneway', a roadway of channelled stone slabs, linking the quarry to Well Hill Road.
Victoria Quarry is to the North East of the village, close to Wortley Top Forge. Close by is a stack of stone slabs, presumably left when the quarry closed.
There were a number of other small quarries in the area.
Since the last quarry closed in 1936, all have been filled in to some degree.
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