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stonewaller
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15 years ago

I'm trying to identify the best of Britain's dry stone work.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/wallingwonderland if you're interested in progress. Wondered if anyone had any suggestions of anything of note in England.

Also I am aware that there is some pretty spectacular underground stonework particularly at Nenthead. I,ve noted photos on the forum at Bunton level, Blackhill etc. I can't get everywhere orsee everything, especially underground. Was wondering if anyone could make other suggestions/provide photos (at present this is not for profit).

Wholepoint is to identify things people are generally not aware of before they disappear forever.

Thanks for any help

Stonewaller

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RJV
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15 years ago

Some of the rises in Nenthead are fantastic, particularly in Smallcleugh & Rampgill.
This one just off the trade route near the wheel flats in Smallcleugh is probably my favourite.
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AR
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15 years ago

The packwalling in the Bakewell Chert mines (Holme Bank and Pretoria) is worth seeing as it's done with very large blocks, . I don't have any photos myself but you can see it to some extent on page 19 of this: http://www.pdmhs.com/PDFs/ScannedBulletinArticles/Bulletin%2013-5%20-%20Hard%20Times%20-%20A%20History%20of%20the%20Derbyshire%20Ch.pdf . There's bits of this big blockwork visible above ground at Holme Bank at the old works too, there's no scale on this photo but the girders are about 2' deep which should give you some idea:

🔗Holme-Bank-Other-Rock-Mine-User-Album-Image-001[linkphoto]Holme-Bank-Other-Rock-Mine-User-Album-Image-001[/linkphoto][/link]

I've also seen some very neat corbelling on a shaft where the ginging met the bedrock - the shaft was rectangular in solid rock but oval where ginged, and the curvature had been expertly built out at the shaft corners, which is a comforting sight when you're on a rope down the shaft looking up at it.....

Follow the horses, Johnny my laddie, follow the horses canny lad-oh!

rikj
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15 years ago

The Elland flagstone quarries built very impressive walls to prevent quarry waste spilling onto adjoining roads and properties. These are known as "judd walls".

Will get some photos when I visit the area.

Cat_Bones
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15 years ago

Nowt to do with mining I know, but in my opinion, the best examples of drystone walling are found in some of the Scottish Brochs. Dun Telve and Dun Troddan at Glenelg are amazing. Even with half of each structure robbed out, they still stand about 10 metres high, with the typical outer and inner walls gracefully tapering inwards to support each other. Plus the spaces between the walls provide some excellent above-ground caving!