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Double Arches Pit
Double Arches Pit (formerly known as New Trees Pit) was a sand quarry near the village and civil parish of Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire, England. It is now a Site of Special Scientific Interest〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=English Nature SSSI listing )〕 and a Geological Conservation Review site.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Notification to Bedford Borough Council and Bedfordshire County Council regarding the application )〕
== History ==
Archaeological excavations have concluded that a good-sized Roman settlement existed there, with multiple pieces of pottery and a Roman well being discovered.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bedford Borough Council Community Archive page )〕
The pit was opened by J. Arnold & Sons Limited in 1916. In 1927, the site was subject to a valuation in accordance with the Rating and Valuation Act 1925. The valuer who visited the site recorded its size as . The following is an extract from his notes:
The pit was mentioned in an article in the ''Cement, Lime & Gravel'' magazine, describing the site as "largest and most important of the Firm's workings", and described the site as having a system of 'locos' used to transport materials around the site. The site used to be the furthest point along the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway that was constructed to provide a means of transporting sand from a series of quarries in the area. The site closed in 1985.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bedford Borough Council Community Archive page )〕
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