First pictures i have stuck up on here chaps .....So be kind
I headed up to this mine last Christmas with a small group of friends (about 30 of us had a landrovering weekend,And a small group of us have an interest in industrial archeology and exploring)
I would rather keep the location un named ,although some will recognise it possibly from the pictures,The nature of the site is a little sensitive at the moment as there is "untopping" work being carried out,and there are issues with unstable sections resulting from the blasting etc .
There has also been a lot of damage caused by the removal of "scrap" by either undesirable types or ( more likely people associated with the company that owns the site) .
I first visited this place about 30 years ago with my old man and the changes i have witnessed over a period of years have been heartbreaking ,and amount to sheer vandalism the like of which i have seldom seen thankfully.
Back then the lights still came on at the shift start and extinguished at shift end .The workshops looked literally like they had just finished work for "snap break",There is still a lot to see but how much longer it will be there for ????
Bittersweet visit this one was for me .
Pictures ......
Inside Control bridge over incline
Pikied "rotary AC/DC converter"
Multiple Oldham lamp charging rack
Slate planing table
View along the mills line shafting
Incline "man carriage"
"graffiti" at side of rotary dressing machine
Roof in poor repair ....specially when it was snowing
Greaves Rotary dresser
Ruston Hornsby diesel loco ( a good friend of mine owned one of the other ones that worked here ,and spent a goodly amount of time restoring it )
I think i have some more somewhere if anyone is interested ??
Apologies for the brevity and lack of location etc ......
And if i have cocked in any way can someone let me know please