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19th Century Stone Quarry, Langton Matravers.
Stone Mason's Apprenticeship
In 1826 when I was 14 years old, I started my apprenticeship with my uncle. He had a quarry at Langton Matravers, Swanage, Dorset, that my family had worked for over 70 years. On my first day my uncle took me underground, but however I got down without falling I do not know, for I was afraid I should fall at every step I took..