THE TOWN THAT GRANITE BUILT

Описание: TThis is the story of how the small Scottish town of Dalbeattie in south west Scotland created global links through the export of granite, used in world-famous projects from the foundations of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the London Embankment.

Dalbeattie’s granite industry defined the town and reached across the world, from Rhode Island in the USA to harbours, bridges and streets throughout Britain. Discover the legacy of Scotland’s granite town and its place in history.

0:00 Introduction and Dalbeattie granite story
0:25 Seven Stanes trail and granite map of the world
0:42 Global projects using Dalbeattie granite
1:01 Dalbeattie the town that granite built
2:17 Craignair quarry and early granite industry origins
3:22 Founding of Dalbeattie and Gaelic name
3:51 Granite buildings cottages and town hall
4:11 Granite exported worldwide streets and bridges
5:06 Polishing granite invented in Dalbeattie
6:29 Industry highs and lows workers emigrating to Rhode Island
8:01 Granite quarrying waste stone and crushed aggregate
9:17 Ropeway and railway transporting granite exports
10:16 Modern Dalbeattie economy beyond granite
11:14 Dalbeattie museum and The Scotland Channel links

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