Colliery and Mine -Aug 2011

[PaulPowers]

I'm not going to give away where this is on the forum as it took me ages to dig the mine entrance out enough that I could crawl in.

Initially I headed over to see the quarry and colliery but after walking around I noticed the top of a brick arch that was begging to be investigated.

After shifting a few rocks I could see in and it opened out right behind where it had been filled in, 30 minutes and a few rocks and slabs later and I had enough room to slide in :thumb

I wasn't expecting to head underground so I only had my headlamp and a torch on me so I didn't get many pics in the mine.

anyway on with the pics

The white coating on the walls glistened like it was metallic

I couldn't find any signs of these rocks falling from the roof or walls so I pressed on

After walking/stooping for 30 minutes I decided to head out until I had more light

I marked the spot with a lonely candle

I then decided to walk over to the colliery

This was as narrow as it looked but it gave access to the tower

Thanks for looking

 

[Pincheck]

very nice just be carefully mate make sure you go with a friend or let some on now where you are and a contact time as well as your number.

 

[PaulPowers]

I use latitude so I can be tracked, I've always explored mines alone, I find I can relax without worrying about what the other person is doing. having a second person wont help much if the roof comes down!
I always set a contact time where if I haven't phoned the wife at a set time then she can start funeral arrangements.

 

[smiler]

Nice pics Paul, I might have misinterpreted your report, but this is a coalmine you’re telling us about? If it is I’d stop using naked flame in there, in fact I’d give it a miss altogether, Good Luck.

 

[PaulPowers]

The colliery is a fair walk from the mine, I didn't see any evidence of it being a coal mine but the walls were solid stone and soaking wet, the candle was extinguished by water dripping down a few seconds after the picture

 

[crickleymal]

What a coincidence. I was looking at a picture of that chimney on another website only yesterday. It would be nice to seem some more pictures once you go back with more light.

 

[King Al]

Fantastic find that Paul! Looking forward to seeing your revisit

 

[The Cat Crept In]

Now this is a very nice find well done

 

[Lightbuoy]

Interesting find Paul. Especially like the pic looking up the chimney. Thanks for sharing