Memories from the West Country's granite quarries
An exhibition which recalls the heyday of granite quarries in Devon and Cornwall is touring the south west.
Organised by Dr. Kayleigh Milden from Plymouth University, "Quarry Voices" has recorded memories of the men who worked in the quarries and photographs of the harsh conditions they lived in.
Granite from the quarries has been used in monuments like the Eddystone lighthouse,
the Princess Diana Memorial Stone and many of London's bridges.
The exhibition is showing at the following locations:
St.Breward Institute until Thursday
Tavistock Library, September 24th to October 15th
Ivybridge Library, October 17th to November 5th
Ottery St.Mary Parish Church, November 13th - 23rd
Sidmouth Church of St.Giles and St.Nicholas, November 24th to December 8th
Torquay Museum, December 10th to January 13th 2013
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, January 15th to February 2nd.
More details can be found on the Quarry Voices website.
And you can watch the full report by our Cornwall correspondent Steve Hardy here: