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Paul Marvin
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11 years ago

Been over to ashover today and found a mine at the side of the road on hockley lane there are two arches and you can crawl in the left one then it go to the right and then down only had one torch and my dog so didnt go in could hear water though is looks very promosing for a dive any info you guys.

You can park in a layby almost outside the Adits 😉

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Blober
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11 years ago

You know there are some mines you can just, walk around? :lol:

FILTH - Think this is a playground? Think again...

LeeW
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11 years ago

Possibly Fall Hill / Hogsland Mine(s).
Only seen photos in books, but the sough is meant to issue water.
Is it up by the limekiln?

Not sure about any access to some of the workings in the area, but some of the quarries met the old lead workings

I went in a mine once.... it was dark and scary..... full of weirdos

When do I get my soapbox, I need to rant on about some b***cks

Paul Marvin
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11 years ago

The adit is two arches no more than 20m from the side of the road

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Listed these in hogsland but it isnt according to google maps /

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Paul Marvin
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11 years ago

Yep fully aware of those but we prefer the ones that you swim around :lol:

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LeeW
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11 years ago

I had seen photos of those arches before, I thought they were limekilns but I wasn't too sure about it. They were on the list to take a look at.

Hogsland Mine is the shaft location (check co-ords not the google map pin). Fall Hill Mine is not of the list (although the quarry is)

I went in a mine once.... it was dark and scary..... full of weirdos

When do I get my soapbox, I need to rant on about some b***cks

exspelio
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11 years ago

IIRC, this area used to belong to Collette Egan, an impressive Lady!!! (the owner of the adjacent quarry) I suspect that she has now passed on but don't know succession details.
Anyone got access to Clay Cross Company records?, I know they where interested in the area.

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Paul Marvin
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11 years ago

Is this a mine or a lime klin and or do you know what it is called ?

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AR
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11 years ago

That's a pair of lime kilns you've been looking at - Hogsland mine was further down the road, near the big flooded opencut but is now inaccessible due to someone building their garage over the shaft....

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Paul Marvin
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11 years ago

#10

could hear water in there how big are they likely yo be ?

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LeeW
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11 years ago

#11

The strange thing is - the geology maps have a shaft located at the limekilns (I assume this is the same place)

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The line of Fall Hill Sough also passes under this site (the tail is on the other side of the road).

The limekilns are only likely to go back a few metres

I went in a mine once.... it was dark and scary..... full of weirdos

When do I get my soapbox, I need to rant on about some b***cks

Paul Marvin
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11 years ago

#12

well done :thumbsup: 😉 :thumbsup:

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