Can I ask what happened in the 1950s at parc ? Was it large scale pollution of the rivers ? Have been watching /reading these comments and learning but starting to get interested more Thumbs Up
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alex17595
Joined: 05/01/2018
Posted: 12/10/2020 10:11:28Reply | Quote
I couldn't find any reference to the 1950s in the book but there was a flash flood in 1964 which washed alot of mine waste down on to the road.
They also made a choke dam in level 3 because there was a risk of a rush of water coming out.
There's some photos in the book of when it was operating and some of it does look like a bleak wasteland.
TwllMawr
Posted: 12/10/2020 20:25:29Reply | Quote
Down and beyond wrote:
Can I ask what happened in the 1950s at parc ? Was it large scale pollution of the rivers ? Have been watching /reading these comments and learning but starting to get interested more Thumbs Up
Not 1950's, but 1974 (D.Bird Photo), but you'll appreciate the concern
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Joined: 16/03/2019
Location: Northamptonshire
Posted: 12/10/2020 20:50:14Reply | Quote
TwllMawr wrote:
Down and beyond wrote:
Can I ask what happened in the 1950s at parc ? Was it large scale pollution of the rivers ? Have been watching /reading these comments and learning but starting to get interested more Thumbs Up
Not 1950's, but 1974 (D.Bird Photo), but you'll appreciate the concern
O gosh so I am guessing that’s all the dirty yellow water washing in to a water course which is very bad as any wildlife is in danger + lots more damage to everything
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staffordshirechina
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Joined: 15/11/2009
Location: North Staffordshire
Posted: 12/10/2020 21:56:48Reply | Quote
alex17595 wrote:
They also made a choke dam in level 3 because there was a risk of a rush of water coming out.
The dam was put in in the early 1990's after a consultants report suggested there could be a surge if the lake broke through.
Unlikely perhaps but good for (our) business. At the same time lots of shafts were capped, adits grilled and Hafna dug out and grilled. Also the dayhole into Parc where water flowed in was plugged and various surface water features were built.
ChrisJC
Joined: 13/10/2007
Location: Northants
Posted: 13/10/2020 08:53:58Reply | Quote
staffordshirechina wrote:
The dam was put in in the early 1990's after a consultants report suggested there could be a surge if the lake broke through.
Unlikely perhaps but good for (our) business. At the same time lots of shafts were capped, adits grilled and Hafna dug out and grilled. Also the dayhole into Parc where water flowed in was plugged and various surface water features were built.
Presumably that was when the viewing platform was put at Kneebones Cutting and the 'car park' built above the Level 3 portal?
Chris.
staffordshirechina
Posted: 13/10/2020 13:38:16Reply | Quote
Yes, we put in the viewing platform then but the carpark already existed. We moved onto the carpark with our site office etc. We had to scrape the moss and leaf mould of it so it wasn't new.
From memory the car park was there in the 70's when we had visited previously.
royfellows
Joined: 13/06/2007
Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall
Posted: 13/10/2020 13:59:43Reply | Quote
This interesting about Parc, I always understood that the fear was off the release of the underground blockage on the Gorlan lode and water backed up beyond, I now know better.
The backed up water beyond the fall is actually just under 5 feet in dryish weather, backing up to over 6 in wet, at base of the western ladderway.
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Posted: 28/11/2020 21:04:19Reply | Quote
royfellows wrote:
This interesting about Parc, I always understood that the fear was off the release of the underground blockage on the Gorlan lode and water backed up beyond, I now know better.
The backed up water beyond the fall is actually just under 5 feet in dryish weather, backing up to over 6 in wet, at base of the western ladderway.
I had the same misunderstanding that it was water behind the blockage that was the risk.
Over 6' in the wet???? I'm only 5' 10" hope Inglesport stocks platform wellies. Oh bother.. been thinking about exploring Parc and I'd heard that the water never got above nipple height, clearly the person saying that forgot to mention he was 8' 6"?