Torr Works

Torr Works is a limestone quarry located in the Mendip Hills near East Cranmore. The site operates across multiple working levels, with sections designed to blend back into the surrounding landscape once extraction ends.

Foster Yeoman acquired the quarry in 1958 and renamed it Torr Works in 1970 after Chief Engineer Ron Torr. His leadership transformed the site into a modern extraction operation.

The site integrates educational visits and tours, enabling students and professionals to understand limestone extraction and geological processes in Somerset.

The site is accessible from the local area via established access routes and features a direct railway connection from the extraction point. Visitors should wear appropriate footwear as the terrain is uneven and rough underfoot.

The quarry exposes a striking geological feature where pale grey Carboniferous limestone meets younger horizontal beds of Jurassic oolitic limestone in sharp contact. This visible boundary reveals millions of years of geological history in the exposed rock layers.

GPS coordinates: 51.19980,-2.43791

Latest update: December 10, 2025 20:05