Kelly Mine, Devon - June 2010

jhluxton · Nov 14, 2010

Kelly Mine is a small micaceous haematite in Devon. The mine closed in 1951 and lay abandoned for many years. In the 1980s a group of mining enthusiasts began restoring the mine.

It is open on certain days for inspection.

However, due to its location beside a narrow main road with virtually no parking space it is not actively promoted thus the mine does not receive many visitors. You really do have to know where it is to be able to access it.

I visited the mine in June 2010. It is a fascinating site in which visitors can wander anywhereand there are many photographic opportunities. The site appears very much as it would have appeared when operating - it has not been tidied up to the extent that it feels like a museum. It very much feels like a time capsule.

I have posted over 40 photographs on my SmugMug page which members may like to look out.

http://jhlphotography.smugmug.com/Industrial-Archaeology/Kelly-Mine/

A visit to the mine is recommended.

krela · Nov 14, 2010

Please add some photos otherwise this is just an advert for your website and will be moved to the pit. For future reference please read the [ame="http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=16286"]guide to posting location reports[/ame].

Thank you.

jhluxton · Nov 14, 2010

Thanks for feed back. I posted the link due to the fact attachments are not allowed and the means of posting via Flikr appeared "fiddly".

If you feel it is more a promotion of my web site would it have been okay to put it in the web site's section?

John

krela · Nov 14, 2010

Yeah that would be fine.

Incognito · Nov 14, 2010

Looks interesting would have been nice to read a proper report though. You should get yourself a photobuckt/flickr account its not that hard, honest.

I will definetly be making a visit to this place though as its pretty close.