Since the 1970s, television has changed quite a lot. Shows present slightly genres, to what might have captured the imagination of viewers 50 years ago. Technology and production schedules have dramatically changed the techniques of set design. While shows like Merlin utilise various sites for sets, shows with much larger budgets (alike modern Dr Who) have much more scope when traveling time and space.
Still, that it not to say that quarries are disregarded in the history of British television. In recent years the Doctor returned to a quarry set for the episode ‘Planet of the Ood’ at Trefil Quarry in the Brecon Beacons. The episode itself utilised a large physical set production with a large focus on animatronics and prosthetics.
In 2014, the quarry was later sold for twice its expected auction guide price before it went under the hammer.
It is understood that a businessman from nearby Abergavenny snapped up the quarry for £90,000.
It perhaps this fascination with British Television or the well received nostalgia of recent years that makes people go to the extent of purchasing old quarries. It does however represent the intertwinned cultural heritage that we have in Britain. Things have more than one purpose or memory for people. It effects people in different ways and so it creates lasting depth to our cultural heritage.