HolmeBank Chirt Mine - Oct 2012

[PaulPowers]

Holme Bank chert mine was worked from c.1800 up to 1960. There are extensive workings, notable for the large packwalls used to support the roof after the chert beds had been removed. The last company to operate the mine (Smiths Runners) also manufactured davie blocks for building, and continued to do so on site up to about 1995. Much of the surface plant is still on site.

I love Holme bank Chirt and make pretty regular visits every few months.

The mine itself is like a maze with passages forking off every few hundred yards.

While walking about my torch batteries started dying and after a couple of hours I'd gone from 6 torches down to two and decided to just get out

no idea why lightroom decided to add a sig to this pic

And the above ground workings

 

[krela]

Yes, I can see why you love it and visit it regularly!

 

[PaulPowers]

It's a brilliant mine, I headed uphill this time but if you follow the workings down it heads to a flooded section which looks like an underground lake

 

[krela]

It's my kind of place, looks great.

 

[cogito]

Whoa, those supports don't look too confidence inspiring! Looks cool though

 

[nelly]

Nice stuff Paul, those photos are cracking

 

[TeeJF]

Oh now that IS nice! Well done PP...

 

[Ninja Kitten]

i am going to have to do this one! looks great

 

[night crawler]

Awesome but I'd hate to get lost in there.

 

[ImmortalShadow]

Great stuff, thanks for sharing! I must get here at some point.

Night Crawler, I'd also hate to get lost in there

 

[TeeJF]

i am going to have to do this one! looks great

Hey! If you're up for it then give us a shout if you decide to do it and we will you join you! Looks great.

 

[flyboys90]

Superb photos Paul,thanks for sharing your trip.

 

[chapmand]

awesome photos, place looks like its worth a visit. thanks for sharing

there is videos on youtube of people diving the 'underground lake'

 

[Bones out]

awesome photos, place looks like its worth a visit. thanks for sharing

there is videos on youtube of people diving the 'underground lake'

Blocks to that, far to cold...

Nice work as always PP

 

[PaulPowers]

awesome photos, place looks like its worth a visit. thanks for sharing

there is videos on youtube of people diving the 'underground lake'

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWLD2xPdWzA[/ame]

Nuts to that

 

[Sshhhh...]

Very nice, looks interesting! Great pics aswell