who: Dave G, Fred G, Fred G, Brian C
when: 14th August 2013

A rarely visited Corsham quarry

This trip was a permission trip but access is still fragile, so I won't disclose its name. It is a very small quarry that was was only open for a short while and closed because of flooding. In fact we had several trips where we only got to the bottom of the slope shaft because the rest was flooded to the roof. The next visit we make a survey.

The slope shaft is well preserved and stone lined


Some metal work at the bottom of the slope shaft


Looking back up the slope shaft


Here is me capturing the graffiti


Mock stone age - not sure this is authentic but it is good artwork


The cave man




Egyptian feel to this graffiti





R Wansborough








Moving along the heading




Chog hole as the heading changes direction - you can see the limit of the previous cranes reach


Modern graffiti 1969


Concorde flies


The colemans


Coleman 1979


Lamp marks


At the end - Erico


Stu Bond - 2011


Original graffiti under newer
- S Pearce, Gastard, Wiltshire


1953



Looking back along the heading as others inspect the saw bench



Crane base


And its Chog hole


Cut block


Tanky says this is just fine


Saw bench


Dick








Oil lamp


Passing the art work again




The way out

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Interesting place. 🙂

Very interesting indeed.....

DP