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Jeff
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16 years ago

Uploaded a document to the Borrowdale Graphite Mine page.

A history and archaeological review with photos and diagrams by the National Trust (the land owners).

This should sit nicely with the recently added document on the scientific analysis of the graphite deposit.
Jeff

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Captain Scarlet
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16 years ago

Thanks Jeff, very interesting piece :flowers: :flowers:

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simonrl
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16 years ago

Agreed, that's two very detailed and informative documents uploaded by Jeff. Thanks.

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

Captain Scarlet
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16 years ago

I particularly liked this bit :

The lowest adit, guardhouse and associated spoilheap lie within a mixed plantation established during
the 1960’s to ‘hide’ the mining remains! This block of woodland is now itself considered something of an
eyesore as well as a visual barrier to viewing the mining remains. Thinning and eventual clear felling of
the plantation are the medium to long term intention in this area.

STANDBY FOR ACTION!!!!...

sparty_lea
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16 years ago

yeah, 1960's planners have alot to answer for, most of the buildings put up then are eyesores or have been pulled down already 'cos no one will live in them and all sorts of interesting industrial sites were razed to the ground.

There are 10 types of people in the world.

Those that understand binary and those that do not!

Dean Allison
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16 years ago

"Colonel Mustard" wrote:
I particularly liked this bit :

The lowest adit, guardhouse and associated spoilheap lie within a mixed plantation established during
the 1960’s to ‘hide’ the mining remains! This block of woodland is now itself considered something of an
eyesore as well as a visual barrier to viewing the mining remains. Thinning and eventual clear felling of
the plantation are the medium to long term intention in this area.

Thats interesting as there are so many plantations up where I live which do the same thing. Its amazing some of the coal mining relics I have found up here in Northumberland whilst lurking around plantations, only a few months back I found a complete powder magazine from a local drift, in a strand of trees about a mile from my house 🙂

Jeff
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16 years ago

Thanks for that guys.
I'm all for sharing information.
This site is the ideal platform for that and what a well designed, professional site it is.
Jeff