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rhychydwr
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Interesting mining article on Ukcaving:

Topic: Let Them Eat Cake – Slaley Sough 17/02/15

http://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=17804.msg233769#msg233769

Cutting coal in my spare time.

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royfellows
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Yes!
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AR
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10 years ago

The cake was excellent....:thumbup:

p.s. Roy - there may still be a few copies of bulletin 4:6 in the shop storeroom at the museum, it's worth asking if you want a copy. Plus, the PDMHS website is in the process of a major revamp and as part of this, a lot more of the back catalogue will be going on line.

Follow the horses, Johnny my laddie, follow the horses canny lad-oh!

ttxela
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I tried to persuade the girls to visit the Barley Mow after our Masson trip but they wanted to rush home for a shower 😞

historytrog
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10 years ago

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/community/viewtopic.aspx?t=4066

and I did mention it back in the original survey. It would be interesting if it could be checked out above the lava to see if the source of the running water could be found.

AR
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10 years ago

Having listened closely on Tuesday I'm not entirely convinced what you hear is water, I'm wondering if draughts getting through narrow gaps could be making the sound. There's a gin shaft on Bonsall Lees in the right sort of area for being close to the Slaley forefield that I suspect may well go down to the lava and perhaps even through it so the possibility of an air circuit exists, but said shaft is still beehived so it would need the farmer's permission to do any investigation.

Follow the horses, Johnny my laddie, follow the horses canny lad-oh!

royfellows
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10 years ago

I find it a seriously interesting little level which raises a lot of questions in my mind, maybe some will be answered thanks to the kindness of Alex.

Easiest way is up from the road, I did the over top when a lot of snow about and was wondering about in frustration until I looked down towards the road and saw the spoil heap.

Why the crosscut entrance so low? Thee must have been a sociable way in from the top.

Daft as it sounds being going UG for 30 years and this was first visit!
Shame on me.

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AR
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10 years ago

The entrance level is older than the main tramming level, on the 1850s plan of Bonsall Lees level it's described as "old man's level" and the two raises in the first section may well be older, ditto the lower squeezy bit. Why the outer section wasn't made larger I don't know, particularly given all the wasted effort driving westwards?

Follow the horses, Johnny my laddie, follow the horses canny lad-oh!

ttxela
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10 years ago

"AR" wrote:
Having listened closely on Tuesday I'm not entirely convinced what you hear is water, I'm wondering if draughts getting through narrow gaps could be making the sound. There's a gin shaft on Bonsall Lees in the right sort of area for being close to the Slaley forefield that I suspect may well go down to the lava and perhaps even through it so the possibility of an air circuit exists, but said shaft is still beehived so it would need the farmer's permission to do any investigation.

I remember Jon speculating it could be a pump?

historytrog
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10 years ago

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The low squeezy bit in the floor is part of an earlier trial probably from the 1780s period. The big 1850s level had intersected an earlier shaft working near that point.

The 1850s level was driven in the period of mad speculation after the passing of the Limited Liability Act permitted the formation of Limited Liability Companies to work lead mines.

I have thought of doing a work on the mining history of the Via Gellia once my Matlock Book is out but there would be no market for it.

royfellows
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10 years ago

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"AR" wrote:

p.s. Roy - there may still be a few copies of bulletin 4:6 in the shop storeroom at the museum, it's worth asking if you want a copy.

Your a bloody Prince!
I have had a day out over there today and will be back there tomorrow as weather looks grot for Sunday.
Popped into the museum and asked as you suggested, yes, a fiver!
Went back to car, had a 'moment' and then went back and asked if they by any chance had vol 5 -4 (Upperwood mines) as well.
Bingo, all the F and H now.

Alex, I shall return yours in a short while, but is there anything you need I may have that i can copy for you?

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ttxela
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"royfellows" wrote:

Alex, I shall return yours in a short while, but is there anything you need I may have that i can copy for you?

No problem - glad you found some more copies, pretty sure I bought that one in the museum myself a year or so (or maybe longer) ago.

Can't think of anything I particularly need at the moment - I may pick up the Wapping/Cumberland 'interpretation pack' next time I'm up that way though.

"historytrog" wrote:

I have thought of doing a work on the mining history of the Via Gellia once my Matlock Book is out but there would be no market for it.

Oh I don't know, I reckon I would.