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Morlock
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9 years ago

A fair bit of news coverage, this about the best image of the 'adit'. Many old sandpits marked on 25 inch maps.

http://www.itv.com/news/2016-05-12/sinkhole-swallows-up-estate-car-in-london/

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crickleymal
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9 years ago

There were two lovely quotes in the article I saw from the car's owner and his brother in law. The owner said "I'm not angry, it's Gods will, I just hope the car's not damaged".
His brother in law said "I woke up at 4am and looked out of the window. There were loads of police around. There was nothing I could do so I went back to sleep." Top man! :thumbsup:

Malc.
Rusted and ropey, Dog eared old copy
Vintage and classic or just plain Jurassic
All words to describe me.

Peter Burgess
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9 years ago

Greenwich Borough has sand and chalk mines.

exspelio
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9 years ago

Looking at that first photo, there appears to be some sort of structure to the hole, maybe a forgotten cellar?.

Always remember, nature is in charge, get it wrong and it is you who suffers!.

Morlock
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9 years ago

I thought that, also suspected the church may have been involved, crypt/passage etc.

Perhaps there was something there prior to the current available mapping?

http://maps.nls.uk/view/103313090