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LeeW
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15 years ago

Just looking at the pics from the latest visit to mandale by iclok.

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Have they been clearing some of the trees and vegetation along the valley? Some of the features are generally hidden in the undergrowth.

From memory, if you walk along the leat there are some wooden sections along the edge of the leat path. But they were only just visible

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

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ICLOK
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15 years ago

Hi Lee, They appear to have given the whole valley a good makeover.. The paths are better and the undergrowth has been hacked back. Last time I visited I only took 10 pictures as the whole place was terribly overgrown. Its very nice now and the Batemans house bit very good indeed... :thumbsup: Def recommend a re-visit to anyone who has not been for a while 🙂 The tame Robin made my day though.. he was bold as brass and was less than 2 feet away, watching my sandwiches with intent!!! :lol:
Hope you well,

regs ICLOK

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

Morlock
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15 years ago

"ICLOK" wrote:
The tame Robin made my day though.. he was bold as brass and was less than 2 feet away, watching my sandwiches with intent!!! :lol:
Hope you well,
regs ICLOK

You should try the tame Peacock at Carreg Cennan, GBH & theft with intent! :lol:

LeeW
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15 years ago

I only went a few months ago and it was fairly overgrown everywhere. And I've still not seen where Lathkilldale Sough is meant to end.

Also noticed Mandale Sough was discharging water again, I haven't seen it do that since 2007

I have also noticed that one of the notice boards at Bateman's House is back up.

Was the light which lights up the sough under the house working? Last time I was there the handle was missing and time before that it wasn't working.

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

ICLOK
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15 years ago

Excellent... I once got mugged by two wonderful Squirrels at Pershore Abbey!! One worked its way across the wall where I was sitting from the left keeping me occupied, whilst one from the right stole my Cornish pasty crusts... When I turned round to shooo him off the other one nicked the rest!! 😮

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

ICLOK
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15 years ago

Lee, I couldn't find Lathkill Sough tail either, Yes the handle is back at Bateman's and works wonderfully well as do the lights. The notice board cover did look new.
Also the route of the leat is now completely clear to the arch above the wheelpit site.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

staffordshirechina
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15 years ago

The sough tail doesn't really appear. The water finds it's way out at the natural weir feature below the end of the garden of Lathkill Lodge. It is a cut-and-cover section there and through the lodge garden. The hand pump in the garden flower beds is on the final access shaft but doesn't give any access, too silted up. The next shaft is not till way up in the woods on the opposite side of the river and that too is blocked before getting deep enough.
Bateman's House shaft is the only way in.

ICLOK
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15 years ago

Cheers for clearing that up, I did wonder.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

LeeW
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15 years ago

Thanks for clearing that up, I was aware that the tail wasn't accessible or visible, I was under the impression that it was evident as a spring into the river.

I do remember having a look at the garden and I remember thinking it must go under it. I have a vague recollection of a raised flower bed feature which look suspicious but I may be getting this mixed up with somethine entirely different

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

ICLOK
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15 years ago

#10

Nope, that sounds very much like my thoughts on the place too! 🙂

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

staffordshirechina
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15 years ago

#11

As I remember, they are (were?) stone or brick edged raised beds in a pattern with pathways in between. The pump was a typical village green looking thing in the centre of all the beds.
I have not walked downstream of the lodge for quite a while so I don't know if it is still the same.
We had permission to examine and explore, if possible, the shaft way back during the 1976 dry spell when a lot of the downstream sough from Bateman's house was also accessible.