There are two large quarries here that are accessed from the Earnslaw Quarry car park that has been provided by the Malvern Hills Conservators (at grid reference SO 772 442). This is on the east side of the Malvern Hills just off the road to the Wyche Cutting.
The car park is adjacent to the main road at the point where the quarry buildings and lorry loading points were located. One of the quarries (possibly the one referred to as 'Wyche Quarry' in the article) is immediately to the west of the car park and the remains of the loading bay. However, the main quarry is not visible from this point and is a stiff half mile walk away to the north through a recently planted woodland area. The reward for the walk is a pleasant and peaceful place to picnic and just a short climb away from the summit of the Worcestershire Beacon. The base of the quarry is now a lake, seemingly tranquil and calm but visitors are advised under no circumstances should they attempt to bath or swim in the pool.
This photograph from the archives of the Malvern Hills Conservators is referred to in the original article under the heading of 'Wyche Quarry'. The lorry is parked on the Wyche Road and is facing towards the Wyche Cutting. It is a Ford Model AA with either a Balco or Muir Hill chassis extension to convert the original 30 cwt truck to take larger loads and it was built about 1934. Only four of the six wheels had braking capacity so it must have been very difficult to control the vehicle when taking a full load of stone down from the quarry. Above the roof of the lorry are two men standing on the base of a 'V' type railway skip. To the right of the lorry are three buildings facing onto the road.
This is the same scene as seen on 30th September 2002. The middle building with the double doors remains extant to this day but the other two have long since been demolished. Photograph taken by Andrew Smith on 30th September 2002.
This second photograph (also by courtesy of the Malvern Hills Conservators) is looking in the opposite direction and is taken from the approximate position of the present day Earnslaw Quarry car park sign. The lorry is a pre-war Leyland Beaver that was built between 1935 and 1939. The modern car park is accessed via the road in the foreground. Note the Malvern gaslight to the left of the lorry that is reversing into the loading dock with the 'V' type skip behind.
The grassy bank was made after the quarry was closed and most of the site buildings had been cleared. This photograph was taken by Andrew Smith on 30th September 2002.
These two photographs were taken by Andrew Smith on 11th August 2002.
Many fish now inhabit the pool that has formed at the base of the quarry.
Earnslaw Quarry was latterly owned by Malvern Hill Granite Company Limited, successors to R.C.Laird (Robert Laird) who had worked the quarry since before World War Two.
The quarry was largely worked out by the early 1960's and the site was bought by Worcestershire County Council and leased to the Malvern Hills Conservators