The Rossendale Valley of Stone Heritage
Landscape Partnership, a Groundwork-led group that aims to celebrate and
conserve the rich quarry heritage of the area, has been awarded over £500,000
from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The contribution that Rossendale has made
in providing stone products since the Industrial Revolution is not always well
recognised locally - and the millions of people treading the sandstone flags of
iconic areas such as Trafalgar Square have no idea that they are walking on a
piece of Rossendale moor top.
The
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