Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Totternhoe Lime and Stone Co Ltd
Totternhoe Lime and Stone Co Ltd
Knolls View, Totternhoe, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 2BU
The Lime Works closed in 2005 and the land is currently being considered for new housing and open area.
How to get here:
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Road: A5 - From the A5, north of Dunstable, turn onto the A505 (Aylesbury) at the roundabout and follow this until you reach the next main left turning. (Totternhoe). Turn left and then left again and follow Stanbridge Road until the 30mph zone, and then turn left onto Knoll's View. The works are at the end of the road. +
Roadside
This location is private and has no or limited access only. There is a bridlepath that runs along the top ridge, and it is possible to see into the quarry through the brambles.
Access: privateStatus: recognisableQuarry
Photograph taken: 4th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
"This photo was taken from the bridlepath that runs along the top of the quarry."
Terror of the Autons (2)
Filmed: 21 Sep 1970
The Doctor and Jo make their escape from the policeman Autons.
Terror of the Autons (2)
Filmed: 21 Sep 1970
UNIT battle the policeman Autons.
Additional Notes:
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The quarry has been operational for some 35 years since filming!
Other nearby locations:
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Associated Portland Cement Company Quarry (The Macra Terror). Road (4.3 miles, 9m) : Head along Knoll's View, and then turn right onto Stanbridge Road.
At the end turn right, and then turn right onto the A505.
Continue along to the end, and then go right on the roundabout along the
A5 to Dunstable. Turn left at the next junction (Houghton Regis) onto
Houghton Road. Pass the college and the lake, and then turn left into
Miller's Way. Parking bays on the roadside along Miller's Way
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Ecomold (Terror of the Autons): 3.10 miles. 
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Zouches Farm Relay Station (Terror of the Autons): 4.10 miles.
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Quainton Road (Black Orchid): 14.96 miles.
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Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (Black Orchid): 15.12 miles.
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Elmswell House (Paradise Towers): 16.92 miles.
Related Stories
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Terror of the Autons [21 Sep 1970]: The Doctor and Jo are taken to a quarry
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