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Black Rock & Nightingale Quarries
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On the southern outskirts of Portishead, sidings and a loop were built to serve both the Black Rock and Nightingale stone quarries. Nightingale quarry was situated where the Council refuse site now is in Valley Road, whereas Black Rock quarry was slightly closer to Portishead and nearer to the Clevedon road. The WC&PR sidings were themselves served by 2ft narrow gauge lines to each quarry. See detail map.
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In the middle of the loop was a concrete loading platform. The 2 ft narrow gauge track ran along the top of the platform, the wagons tipping the stone sideways into the standard gauge wagons beneath. The quarry system used 2 Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 tanks, and the wagons were 10 or 11 ton steel lined.
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These quarries created much more freight for the WC&PR than Conygar quarry, as many as 40 wagons a day.
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The loading ramps in the valley were removed a few years ago and the land levelled. See The line today.
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