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    Default Re: Tower Colliery, Hirwaun

    OK ask urban warrior he went there last week with several other people, I tend to trust him more....

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    Quote Originally Posted by sheep2405 View Post
    OK ask urban warrior he went there last week with several other people, I tend to trust him more....
    We didn't go down.. we just stayed topside.

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    not trying to doubt what your saying but picture 5 is the capped shaft and the cages have gone.

    Didn't want anyone to waste there time thinking they could get underground from the colliery site not that a visit to Tower would be a waste if time.

    Speaking to be bloke on site on saturday he discribed the trips underground exactly as you did even down to signing a methane wavier.

    might be worth while finding out if Unity or Pergum do undergorund tours.

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    Default Re: Tower Colliery, Hirwaun

    Great report Sinnerman, enjoyed reading that and quality shots too
    Nice to see the place so well looked after.

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    Default Re: Tower Colliery, Hirwaun

    Lovely winding house. And a 7 foot seam! Lucky buggers! You'd be able to stand up when working that and everything... Some of the Little Limestone seams up here are 1ft-2ft... 5ft at best I think (the Busty Seam's 5ft, and what a wonderful name )
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    Default Re: Tower Colliery, Hirwaun

    cheers for the comments guys i wrote this as a final summing up of my visits to tower as i'm pretty much done with it now. should have a similar one up for penallta as i'm finnally done with that colliery as well

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    Default Re: Tower Colliery, Hirwaun

    Nice one Sinnerman – looks like you've covered the site pretty comprehensively. Haven't started to go through my photos yet…

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    Default Re: Tower Colliery, Hirwaun

    Great report, South Wales is a place I've never explored and looks like it might be worth a visit........

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    Quote Originally Posted by andym View Post
    Great report, South Wales is a place I've never explored and looks like it might be worth a visit........

    Some nice stuff in South Wales Andy.....

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    Default Re: Tower Colliery, Hirwaun

    Penalta is so nice, we just got to do the bit underground now finally found a way in at last.

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