dalesman
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10 years ago
Myself and a few Durham Dales Mining Explorers many years ago struggled on hands and knees up Buckler Dale level with a ladder to climb the rise on the vein, but alas it just entered a small stope ,we attempted to clear the main level as it was making a good flow of water but progress was thwarted due to the lack of height at this point and the fact that the rock was calclted together, there is an open shaft to the south which may be associated with this mine,there seems very little documentation.
christwigg
10 years ago
"dalesman" wrote:

there seems very little documentation.




Indeed, i was even aware it existed until the recent photo and thread.

Nice to see some of the smaller stuff previous not recorded here.
PeteJ
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10 years ago
It would be worth a repeat visit. Our recent visit was unplanned and we had no heavy digging tackle with us. Also unprepared for the long hands and knees journey - knees recovering now! Only caveat is that there are sheep bones throughout, and when visited last winter the water had a sewage smell - didn't smell on this visit and so far no signs of any disease! One dodgy spot where there are some delicate roof timbers under a filled-in shaft.
Pete Jackson
Frosterley
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colin567
10 years ago
Now that my knees have nearly forgiven me, we could try a repeat visit, as long as I am wearing my kneepads!
If we were to do any digging, where would we put the spoil? not a lot of room and the floor is mostly very loose sand which has washed in.

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