The Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) is trying to track down some of the first divers to explore Leicester inland dive site Stoney Cove. As part of its lottery-funded Diving Into History initiative, the NAS is working with the National Dive Centre at Stoney Cove, to survey and document changes to the dive site since its closure as a quarry more than 30 years ago.

'One aspect will obviously be the use of the site for diving between its closure as a granite quarry and the establishment of 'regularised' diving,' said NAS Diving Into History project officer Ian Barefoot. 'We would like to hear from those who were diving the site between the mid Fifties and late Seventies. Are you still diving? Do you have any stories to tell regarding diving conditions and access? Did you train there in preparation for a career in commercial diving?'

The NAS plans to complete a full underwater survey Stoney Cove in May using remote sensing techniques together with diver surveys of various zones in the quarry.

'This [survey] should provide a 3D view of the quarry that no one will ever have seen,' explained Barefoot.

If you have any information about the diving history of Stoney Cove or want to take part in the surveys email Ian Barefoot at ian@nasportsmouth.org.uk, with subject line 'Stoney Cove Project'.