The helicopter pictured is believed to belong to Mark Weir. Mr. Wier oversaw the creation of the disused slate mine as a tourist attraction and was killed in a helicopter crash on the 8th March 2011.
This is part of the Job: 2K/11459 Honister Slate Mines and Quarries, Buttermere, Cumbria; within the Volume: VF000067 Crafting the Landscape: How Industry shaped the Landscape Project; within the Series: EHC01/128 Crafting the Landscape: How Industry shaped the Landscape Project; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive
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Photographer: Davies, James O
Slate Quarry
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