The Combe Down Stone Mines Stabilisation Project

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simonrl
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15 years ago

A snippet on the BBC web site abou the The Combe Down Stone Mines Stabilisation Project

"BBC News" wrote:
A £160m scheme to stabilise former stone mines near Bath has almost been completed.

The Combe Down mines are in places just 6ft (2m) from the surface and buildings above them have had to be inspected by a surveyor to ensure they are safe.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/8286916.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8349343.stm

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

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ttxela
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15 years ago

"simonrl" wrote:
A snippet on the BBC web site abou the The Combe Down Stone Mines Stabilisation Project

"BBC News" wrote:
A £160m scheme to stabilise former stone mines near Bath has almost been completed.

The Combe Down mines are in places just 6ft (2m) from the surface and buildings above them have had to be inspected by a surveyor to ensure they are safe.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/8286916.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8349343.stm

Is that a survey of the mine printed on a wall of dinnerplates in that second link? If so were there really chambers in the shape of deer and rabbits! Amazing 😮

Morlock
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15 years ago

There's an album with a good few pics on Darkplaces. 🙂

rikj
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15 years ago

The Bath council website has a large section on the stabilisation project. Page on how the work is done:

http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/environmentandplanning/majordevelopments/combedownstonemines/Stabilisation+Works.htm

I think their figures are probably a bit more accurate than the BBC!

derrickman
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15 years ago

I think this must be the most photographed and publicized job I've ever been on!

''the stopes soared beyond the range of our caplamps' - David Bick...... How times change .... oh, I don't know, I've still got a lamp like that.