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geoff
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17 years ago

I found this photo by AdrainP in the Geevor Archive Album, I'm not sure where this is but it isn't Geevor.

Photograph:

🔗Geevor-Tin-Mine-Archive-Album-Image-026[linkphoto]Geevor-Tin-Mine-Archive-Album-Image-026[/linkphoto][/link]

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geoff
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17 years ago

Adrian,

I used to work at Geevor and know the adit very well from past and recent access, this is not Geevor adit.

Interested to know where it is though...

spitfire
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17 years ago

You're right geoff that's not Geevor adit; and if it was why isn't the water red?

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geoff
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17 years ago

This is Geevor adit earlier this year.

[photo]Geevor-Tin-Mine-Archive-Album-Image-044[/photo]

spitfire
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17 years ago

Well done! What about the men on the tripod? Cligga a good bet?

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geoff
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17 years ago

I think you're right Spitfire, Contact Shaft certainly not Botallack, nice historical view though.

geoff
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17 years ago

...and whilst we're about it the photo in the Botallack user album Image 014, taken by ben88800 would be better placed in Levant, it's Wheal Unity Shaft.
[photo]Botallack-Mixed-Mine-User-Album-Image-014[/photo]

Roy Morton
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17 years ago

I'm pretty famliar with Cligga and, sorry to say, that aint it. Looks vaguely familiar though.......

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spitfire
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17 years ago

Have another look Roy that's Perran' beach and Penhale Point in the background

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geoff
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17 years ago

#10

This isn't quite the same view but you can see what we mean

http://www.mine-explorer.co.uk/view_picture.asp?id=11233

spitfire
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17 years ago

#11

Out of the long grass Geoff, out of the long grass

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Roy Morton
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17 years ago

#12

It still doesn't convince me. The one major feature of this photo that tells me it's not Cligga is the geology. All the adits at Cligga where work took place in the 70s are driven in the granite. The rock in this pic looks a metamorphosed Killas with evidence of crushing and re cementing on lode, certainly an alien feature at Cligga.
I still can't think of anywhere in that area that looks anything like that photo, and the vegetation that low down... I can't see it being Cligga.

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"But I''m not Chinese!"
"Then you must have forgotten something!"

Knocker
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17 years ago

#13

Surely if it was Cligga, it would be the entrance at Bottom level (That is where all the newer pipework etc is), and that doesn't look anything like it to me

Could it be one of the old county adit portals? before it was refurbed

spitfire
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17 years ago

#14

I think we're talking about the wrong photo' Roy. The one to which we refer is of a tripod in the Botallack archive

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geoff
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17 years ago

#15

Sorry Roy we've got a bit cross threaded here! Spitfire and myself have moved on to a photo in the Botallack Archive album showing a tripod,

[photo]Botallack-Mixed-Mine-Archive-Album-Image-014[/photo]

carnkie
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17 years ago

#16

On the subject of photos can anyone tell me what this archive photo is all about.

🔗Personal-Album-272-Image-121[linkphoto]Personal-Album-272-Image-121[/linkphoto][/link]

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Roy Morton
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17 years ago

#17

You know Knocker...I think Youv'e got it. If I'm right , this is the section (inside the tunnel) that collapsed beneath the old C&R railway which warranted the digging of the new bypass.
I thought the ground seemed somewhat familiar, Lived in that area for many years and know the Carnon Valley well, especially that bit. I am still in contact with the guy that owns the land over which the river flows and the County Adit empties onto. I'll email the pic to him and see if he agrees.
Sorry geoff, I don't know how I lost that thread. Good show the other night by the way. Will talk soon about other things.

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Knocker
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17 years ago

#18

There is a picture of it in John Peck's book and it looks very similar

geoff
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17 years ago

#19

Well it's still sat in the Geevor album... I don't suppose you'd still like to put some money on this one ::)

Tezarchaeon
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17 years ago

#20

"geoff" wrote:
Sorry Roy we've got a bit cross threaded here! Spitfire and myself have moved on to a photo in the Botallack Archive album showing a tripod,

[photo]Botallack-Mixed-Mine-Archive-Album-Image-014[/photo]

That is deffinatly Cligga.

You can see the buddles in the background aswell as the large rock/small island that is next to the end of the cliffs on the horizon.