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Callow Rock quarry
Callow
Rock quarry
is a
limestone
quarry
located in
Shipham
Gorge between
Cheddar
and Shipham on the
Mendip Hills
,
Somerset, England
.
The quarry has been
operating
since the
early 20th century
primarily as a
Lime
quarry
producing
a quality
product
of high
purity
for the
chemical industry
. It is now
operated by
Bardon Aggregates
. In
1922
a
plant
was built to make
hydrated lime
. It also now
contains
a large
concrete
production plant
.