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Captain Scarlet
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18 years ago

"LAP" wrote:
Nimrod your ifomation.
the mine is in fact a flag mine with a grid referance of SD986887.
T least my family think its here.
It was quarried as well as mined, but the mine section is huge!
don't go yet, I need to confirm.
p.s. have you ever met David Kay, he is my grandad, and seems to recognise your real name.
He was the one who dug out Buckden Gavel, and found a dead body inside.

Thanks for the info, it certainly looks worthy of a visit.
A little more info on the body :
http://www.burnleycavingclub.org.uk/nljan06.html
🙂

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Captain Scarlet
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18 years ago

#22

"LAP" wrote:
Nimrod your ifomation.
the mine is in fact a flag mine with a grid referance of SD986887.
T least my family think its here.
It was quarried as well as mined, but the mine section is huge!
don't go yet, I need to confirm.
p.s. have you ever met David Kay, he is my grandad, and seems to recognise your real name.
He was the one who dug out Buckden Gavel, and found a dead body inside.

Thanks for the info, it certainly looks worthy of a visit.
A little more info on the body :
http://www.burnleycavingclub.org.uk/nljan06.html
🙂

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Captain Scarlet
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18 years ago

#23

"LAP" wrote:
Nimrod your ifomation.
the mine is in fact a flag mine with a grid referance of SD986887.
T least my family think its here.
It was quarried as well as mined, but the mine section is huge!
don't go yet, I need to confirm.
p.s. have you ever met David Kay, he is my grandad, and seems to recognise your real name.
He was the one who dug out Buckden Gavel, and found a dead body inside.

Thanks for the info, it certainly looks worthy of a visit.
A little more info on the body :
http://www.burnleycavingclub.org.uk/nljan06.html
🙂

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LAP
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18 years ago

#24

I think its the body, though my grandad DID NOT go to Birmingham universety nor did his friend. Although David and his friend richard found it, the archeologisets were probably called in to finish the job!

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Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

LAP
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18 years ago

#25

I think its the body, though my grandad DID NOT go to Birmingham universety nor did his friend. Although David and his friend richard found it, the archeologisets were probably called in to finish the job!

When the body was found, it was found in backfilling in the mine's upper areas. The body still had it's boots on, and was dressed quite well.
David has a image of it somewhere, I will try and dish it out! :glare:

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

LAP
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18 years ago

#26

I will also drag some info about that slate & stone mine.
If I get enogh info I might even go myself, I live close enogh!

My grandad was actulli going to buy one of those flag mines, but then got married.

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

Captain Scarlet
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18 years ago

#27

"Barney" wrote:

"Nimrod" wrote:

"Barney" wrote:
I have never been to lakeland, im in a situation where all my plans are based on welsh things, wrong really. Is a guided tour of Lakelands on offer here????

YEP :thumbsup:

Splendid! certainly do this one! 😉

Just let me know when you want to do it via PM on DP
😎

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Captain Scarlet
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18 years ago

#28

"simonrl" wrote:

"Barney" wrote:
I have never been to lakeland, im in a situation where all my plans are based on welsh things, wrong really. Is a guided tour of Lakelands on offer here????

A lakes day / weekend some time would be excellent. I've never been underground oop north at all.

Lets organize summat , then... :thumbsup:

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LAP
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18 years ago

#29

I need to visit some more metal mines, I've only had an afternoon at Coniston, ***** End side (hospital Level) took the right tunnel, not left, after looking at Blue Quarries. Blue Quarries are very interesting, but little remains. We've been looking at some of the warton crag iron mines, have you? 😉

We're actually ascending Ill Bell tommorow, which has some stuff on it!! 😉

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

simonrl
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18 years ago

#30

Ive added a public events forum (in additon to the restricted one) here: http://www.aditnow.co.uk/community/viewforum.aspx?f=29

Hopefully will be of use for people wishing to arrange trips, meets or events.

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

Captain Scarlet
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18 years ago

#31

Will the "AditNow" burger van itinery be on display ?

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simonrl
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18 years ago

#32

"Nimrod" wrote:
Will the "AditNow" burger van itinery be on display ?

Well I found this on eBay... would you like me to put a bid in... Thing is, the blue would clash badly with the MEVOD 😮

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

LAP
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18 years ago

#33

Yeh, back to the original topic!! - A small group of us had a ascent of three bells, a mountain near Kentmere today. On the Troutbeck side were some interesting, but old slate workings, one had a massive cave twll opening into a quarry! 😉
I'm off now!

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

LAP
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18 years ago

#34

An interesting thought has just appeared in here??
Would you class Burtersett Mine as slate, or what.
According to the website, and some other sources it appears to have worked slate & sone, which presumably means: slaty/shaly rock,which can be rived, though on the pics it is through limestone.
http://fp.woodwardsplace.plus.com/North%20Yorkshire%20Area+Mines/Burtersett%20Mines.htm
Anyone got any ideas?

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

LAP
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18 years ago

#35

Pointed to Nimrod:
I know you've looked around Coniston (copper) many times, for obvious reasons:- what I'm interested in is if you've ever visited blue quarries in the coppermines valley, not far from the road leading to the base of the Triddle Incline & Bonsor east & west shafts in the coppermines.
I was told it be in three main sections, high, middle, band low. The middle one has a cave in the rear, which a certain relitive wants to rope down into. Ever been?

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

LAP
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18 years ago

#36

Helo all!
Tommorow I will be off to Scald Cop, Spion Kop and Cove workings on the old man

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

Captain Scarlet
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18 years ago

#37

Looks like a bad weekend weatherwise. Take some waterproofs..

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LAP
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18 years ago

#38

"Nimrod" wrote:
Looks like a bad weekend weatherwise. Take some waterproofs..

Will do, ta 😃

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

LAP
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18 years ago

#39

Good weather actually 😉
As well as visiting Old Man, we (me. Allan & mi amigo Frank) went to Cove quarry. Not much to see here underground, all collapsed save two levels, though it is an impressive size!
My dad is now keen on going to the nearby and ancient godlscope cave quarry.

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai