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christwigg
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13 years ago

I'm sad to report that since my last visit about a year ago much of the already ruined site has been further stripped.

[photo]Cambokeels-Lead-Mine-User-Album-Image-003[/photo]
The compressed air tank is gone

[photo]Cambokeels-Lead-Mine-User-Album-Image-001[/photo]
Most sadly the winding drum has vanished

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christwigg
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13 years ago

Both the metal items in this shot are gone too.

http://www.mine-explorer.co.uk/view_picture.asp?id=2350

Morrisey
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13 years ago

The place looked like a council tip when i was last there a few years back.

Gavin
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13 years ago

If it is made of metal its gone,they have even burnt one of the buildings down possibly to get the zinc sheets????

GAVIN

ian S
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13 years ago

When i was there late last year someone had moved piles of earth around to create a track to get to where the winder had been lying, the slag off burning it up was clean and not rusty so it had been freshly done, i don't think pikeys or scrapmen would be willing to go to such extremes, it would have had to have been a concerted effort just to get to it, never mind cut it up and then load and remove the bits, methinks perchance some local farmers may have some sort of involvement...........

I am a mole and i live in a hole !

Peteraf
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13 years ago

You could try reporting it to ARCH

The Alliance to Reduce Crime against Heritage (ARCH) is a new voluntary national network which will take forward initiatives to tackle heritage crime and galvanise local action as part of the Heritage Crime Programme.

Ita Police English Heritage and local councils plus others and is now running in England and NI I think also Scotland and should be running in Wales soon

Boy Engineer
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13 years ago

Quote:

and galvanise local action

Is this in connection with

Quote:

they have even burnt one of the buildings down possibly to get the zinc sheets

? 😉

Peteraf
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13 years ago

He he I didnt notice that I took it as a quote from the ARCH site 🙂

AR
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13 years ago

Unless the Cambokeels site is scheduled, which I didn't think was the case, there's little point in reporting it to ARCH as there won't have been a crime committed if the material was removed with the owner's consent. If the metal was removed by anyone other than the site owner, you could report it to the local plods but unless someone's been seen on site and they can be provided with descriptions and vehicle registrations there's not a great deal they can do. Sad but true.....

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

Peteraf
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13 years ago

#10

Plant is not covered by sheduleing or listing Arch was set up to cover heritage in general but as you say if no evedence ...

christwigg
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13 years ago

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Its the shower block thats been burnt down and removed too, there were just tiles left. I suspect the other buildings will go the same way if it was worth it for that.

[photo]Cambokeels-Lead-Mine-User-Album-Image-156[/photo]

PeteJ
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13 years ago

#12

I believe that the site is not "owned' by anyone - I understand that following the collapse of the companies into administration, this site was orphaned. (Not scheduled or listed either).

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Peteraf
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13 years ago

#13

In theory at least all land is treated as "owned" but as you say this bit seems to be "orphaned". Now why am I thinking Adverse Possession? 😉

chriscambo25
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13 years ago

#14

"Peteraf" wrote:
In theory at least all land is treated as "owned" but as you say this bit seems to be "orphaned". Now why am I thinking Adverse Possession? ;)

A caravan appeared on the site a few years back- It also was promptly set fire to and plundered.......

christwigg
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13 years ago

#15

Weardale, the new Wild-West.

Gavin
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13 years ago

#16

"christwigg" wrote:
Weardale, the new Wild-West.

Their were a load of tins with bullet holes in them,in the main building???? :guns:

GAVIN

chriscambo25
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13 years ago

#17

"Gavin" wrote:

"christwigg" wrote:
Weardale, the new Wild-West.

Their were a load of tins with bullet holes in them,in the main building???? :guns:

http://www.healeyhero.co.uk/rescue/Collection/blenk/cowboy.htm

What would Fange say ?..........

christwigg
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13 years ago

#18

"chriscambo25" wrote:

What would Fange say ?..........

Is he one of the people pictured here ?

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/album/Hudeshope-West-Fluorite-Mine-Archive-Album/

I was told this is known as Fangios Level after him.

chriscambo25
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13 years ago

#19

I dont think hes in those pics- the fella with the awesome black-beard is roadsterman I believe, A man whose beard was so pioneering at the time he appeared in almost every Samuk publicity brochure/photoshoot Ive seen thus far......even his car has a guest appearance on new life in old veins 😉 (Thanks Helen )

roadsterman
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13 years ago

#20

You aint wrong Chris, still got the beard only its turned rather white