The Lime Quarry in Petersfield is pretty much the epitome of night photography subjects. There are so many interesting abandoned old vehicles. There is a mechanics garage with many tools and vehicle parts all still there.
Being a lime quarry is has the kilns to bake the lime, these are still pretty much in-tact. There are diggers, dump trucks, wheel-barrow type contraptions and much more that I have forgotten about but are really worth a mention! There is so much there to photograph that since the initial visit I have returned to the site again. And hope to in the future as well!
First I will begin with some of the brilliant vintage vehicles that are sprawled across the quarry. These have all faced the test of time and are in a pretty bad way but I feel this definitely adds to the images.
Some sort of truck to carry the lime around.
A bulldozer.
That is just a small example of what the site has to offer, as you can see they make brilliant light painting subjects!
Moving on to other bits and bobs around the site.
Pipe/metal bending machine.
This is a “pool” of vehicle parts in the pit. This is in the mechanics garage.
The coolest part of the quarry is a bit odd, but I am told it has an interesting past. There is a house awkwardly places right in the middle of the quarry. Apparently someone was living in the house before the quarry was even created and refused to budge when being offered a buy-out. It is understandable when you see the area.
The interior and exterior of the house are in very bad shape. A lot of the roof, windows and floorboards are missing. Making it a rather dangerous place to explore with expensive camera equipment. I feel it was well worth the risk.
This is the rear of the house, this gives you a pretty good idea of what I mean by it being in a bad way.
Perished pigeons are what you will find inside!
That’s all for this update folks, much more can be seen if you visit the link below. Thanks for having a look.
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