Votty Tunnel - maybe ca. 2000? (photo)

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grahami
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18 years ago

I've posted this and a small number of others despite them being someone elses in the hope that they may be recognised. The web page they were on has long since disappeared - I shall, of course, remove them if anyone objects. This one and one other seem to show the arched level at the foot of the Tuxford incline. Any help would be appreciated

Grahami

Photograph:

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Vanoord
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18 years ago

Looks to be the top of the New Robey incline?

Moving on a little bit, this picture is confusing me no end:

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The caption reads: One of the classic "Caban" shots. Here the view is on C Floor at the foot of the Tuxford Incline (through the arch on the right)behind the photographer is the entry to the New Robey, while the train of blocks is coming from the Old Robey towards the mills.

The track layout doesn't seem to correspond with the survey. My first idea was that this is the chamber at the top of the Old Robey, but it can't be as (i) there are no telegraph poles at the top; and (ii) it looks completely different! This is Roy Fellows' picture from '87:

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Presumably, therefore, the top picture is of either the landing of the Tuxford, ie through the wall from the lower picture or it's of somewhere near the top of the New Robey
incline?

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DylanW
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18 years ago

The black and white photo is in the New vein - ie bottom of tuxford inclain, the second one is in the old vein, hence the telegraph poles.

there was also an entry to the new robey through the arch., which was a level through the pillar wich led to another arch behind the new robey inclain

A sibrydodd yn welw ei wedd, rhowch garrag las ar fy medd, o chwaral y Penrhyn, lle''r euthym yn blentyn i''r gwaith.

grahami
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18 years ago

Thanks Dylanw - I should have said that in my original caption! The New Vein Chambers were very long and as the overlying hard between New and Old Vein was exposed to the surface in the Votty open workings, it suffered badly from weathering, causing it to break up and collapse. The arching over the bottom part of Tuxford and in the chambers was to protect this important incline from any falls. The arching was tipped over and buried by a deep layer of waste, which itself was held back by tall retaining walls of slab. See my 1981 photos looking down towards the foot of Tuxford from the top where the walls and the arched entrance can be seen. The caban photo clearly shows that the chamber over the Tuxford was not filled completely to the roof as you can see the daylight above the retaining wall.

Cheers

Grahami

The map is the territory - especially in chain scale.

DylanW
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18 years ago

We actualy broke in to the bottom of tuxford inclain arch a few weeks ago by working the pillar- we untoped the level goint through the pillar from the inclain to new robey! there were masive RSJ' s suporting some parts of the roofs of the tunneling which was tipped over!

It was a weird and eary feeling being one of the last to walk within its bowels!

And b4 any of you decide "to be the last to see the arch's etc" we have blocked the enterance that we made... I.E. KEEP AWAY!!!

A sibrydodd yn welw ei wedd, rhowch garrag las ar fy medd, o chwaral y Penrhyn, lle''r euthym yn blentyn i''r gwaith.

stevem
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18 years ago

Thanks for the warning.
Ah well at least we have the photos to remember it by for those who never got a chance to see them in the flesh.....:thumbsup: :thumbdown:

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