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Morlock
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15 years ago

An old mate happened to mention that a hole had opened up in someones garden somewhere in the general area (will get more details).
Apparently the Uni is checking it out, any members with any info?

Edit: Got back in touch with mate it's near Taliesin, next to the school. 🙂

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Wayneo
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15 years ago

Hi, If you get in touch with my mate James Cartwright he can tell you alot about it because its just behind his house, he was telling me that alot of the houses where built on top of the old workings :blink:
Imagine waking up one morning to find your livingroom has a nice big hole where you sofa was!! :ohmygod:

Strangely Brown
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15 years ago

"Wayneo" wrote:
Hi, If you get in touch with my mate James Cartwright he can tell you alot about it because its just behind his house, he was telling me that alot of the houses where built on top of the old workings :blink:
Imagine waking up one morning to find your livingroom has a nice big hole where you sofa was!! :ohmygod:

The sofa disappearing through the floor is always a constant fear of mine, nothing to do with where my house is, just the weight of my tenants :lol:

Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.

Morlock
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15 years ago

"Wayneo" wrote:
Imagine waking up one morning to find your livingroom has a nice big hole where you sofa was!! :ohmygod:

Easy, pack sandwiches, select suitable belay.......... 😉

Strangely Brown
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15 years ago

Well I'm ready, sofa's now on a 2' skip chassis, just hope there's track at the bottom.

Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.

Strangely Brown
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15 years ago

Well I'm ready, sofa's now on a 2' skip chassis, just hope there's track at the bottom.

Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.

Morlock
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15 years ago

"owaincbrown" wrote:
Well I'm ready, sofa's now on a 2' skip chassis, just hope there's track at the bottom.

Let's hope the wheelbase is not too long. 😉

james cartwright
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15 years ago

If it is next to Taliesin school it would be part of the Pwll Roman lead mine set last worked some time around 1860. The main engine shaft opened up in 2005 in a garden just below the main road and now is about 10' at the collar I think we plumbed it at around 200' deep. According to the plan I have that there was another shaft that linked up further up the hill. Sods law i am up north wales for the weekend but I will investigate on Monday and hopefully get some pics up.

see below engine shaft collapse 2005

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That hole aint gona dig it's self boy[/b]

Morlock
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15 years ago

Thanks James, not sure how up to date my info is as my mate does not 'phone that often.

james cartwright
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15 years ago

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you're welcome Morlock. i will have to add Pwll Roman to the site as soon as i get time.i will upload the maps to.we were very lucky when the engine shaft went as the lamd owner was cuting the grass the day before and i walked over it on a short cut home from the pub in the dark.could have been the last pint for me :lol:

That hole aint gona dig it's self boy[/b]

james cartwright
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15 years ago

#11

Just to confirm there has not been any recent shaft collapse that i can fined.The one mentioned by Morlock must be the engine shaft collapse of 2005

That hole aint gona dig it's self boy[/b]

Morlock
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15 years ago

#12

Thought it may have been old info as my mate often makes statements such as niner's twelve feet long. 😉