In Aug 99 I got permission to explore the Gawton Site. I went down the lane at the side of the farm and did up and to my right with the famous bent chimney, engine houses and tailings.
Re- tracing my steps I ended up in the woods on the edge of the set bordering Rumleigh Brick Works. I passed two stone structure I took to be Kilns (see picture) and ended up hacking my thru dense undergrowth to be rewarded with two interesting features hidden right on the edge of the Sett. I also passed a stream stained with the Blue of copper.
First feature was the base of an engine house(s) (poss 2 - whim and pump) next to a collapsed shaft with remains of the shear legs still embedded in sides, the bottom of one leg was painted white.
The second feature was a rough badly laid tarred floor obut with mounds of overgrown seemingly burnt copper ore or pyrites. There were traces of plant in the undergrowth.
It was hammering down by this point and i didn't dare get out the camera and all was overgrown such that any picture would have been naff anyway.
Has any one got any old pics of the mine or even better a plan, has anyone surveyed it or recently visited???
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