Description:Stone was excavated at many sites between Great Haywood and Colton.
Cliff Quarry dates from at least the mid-eighteenth century. Sandstone from this quarry was said to have been used in the building of local bridges. It appears to have been adapted during the late 18th century as a 'Hermitage' for the Shugborough Estate.
This photograph is from an album of local views taken by Edward King Tenison (1805-1878), a highly regarded photographer in the early decades of photography. His family seat was att Kilronen, Roscommon, Ireland and he married Louisa Mary Anne Anson, daughter of the 1st Earl of Lichfield, also an accomplished amateur photographer. These images were probably taken during Tenison's visits to his wife's family home, Shugborough.