Wilton Quarries Up For Sale

Guy Keating - BMC

12th September, 2008

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The famous Wilton quarries in Lancashire are to be sold at public auction by their owners, United Utilities.

The quarries were originally scheduled for sale at auction last year, but they were withdrawn from sale after the BMC met with United Utilities property division to explain their significance to Lancashire climbers.

However, it now transpires that senior United Utilities staff have made the decision to sell up and the site will go under the hammer in October.

You can be sure the BMC will represent climber's wishes in this development.

Keep an eye on the BMC Website for breaking news.

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NorthenClimber

12 Sep, 2008

I'll chip in!! No in seriousness, is there a guide price???

toad

12 Sep, 2008

me too - the Wiltons and Brownstones have most of my formative climbing memories. I probably haven't climbed there in 20 years, but if ever there was a case for BMC financial intervention, this is it. Much more so than some of the esoteric venues that the BMC have taken on in the past, these quarries are central to the heritage and history of climbing - certainly in the North West, but of national significance as well.

Moacs

12 Sep, 2008

I rang the auctioneer. Catalogue will be out next week. Auction is 16 Oct at Man U football ground. Guide estimates are: Wilton 1 £15-20k Wilton 2 £30-40k There are 63,000 BMC members so that's a quid each. Got to be worth it? Can someone set up a Paypal button? John

Calder

12 Sep, 2008

Wilton 2 is expected to fetch more than Wilton 1? Does Wilton 2 in this case refer to all three quarries on that side of the road?

toad

12 Sep, 2008

There are 44,000 registered UKC users, and it purports to target 200,000 climbers and mountaineers a month. Instead of playing philosophical point scoring games about god or angels dancing on the head of a pin, this could be an opportunity for US to do something concrete. A tenner each. fiver even. We could manage that Surely UKC is good for something other than metaphysical willy waving?

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