Feb 5, 2021 BUILDINGS unearthed during work around the Vale Mill quarry may have nothing to do with quarrying, which stopped there at the end of the 19th century. Subscribe to our daily newsletter! Sign Up The excavation carried out in January of one of the buildings at Vale Mill quarry as part of the area’s redevelopment. The excavation carried out in January of one of the buildings at Vale Mill quarry as part of the area’s redevelopment. (Picture by Sophie Rabey, 29213217) Before the second lockdown, States archaeologist Dr Philip de Jersey had completed his careful excavation of the northern end of the quarry, where two very dilapidated buildings were found deep beneath undergrowth.