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Event name: Dylife Meet May 2010

Date & time: 29/05/2010 at 09:30

Details: Mining at Dylife can be traced back to Roman times. Lead was mined in these hills although Dylife did not really acheive greatness untill the mid 1800s John Bright and his manchester associates equipped Dylife in full colliery style. With output rising to over 1000 tons per month with the exception of the Van mines near Llanidloes this was to prove the greatest annual out put of any of the mines in the central wales orefeild. Mining ceased in 1901 after being decline for the last 25 years or so. It is an interesting site with many adits still accessible.

Recently Michael Brown and the Welsh Mines Preservation Trust have been busy stabilising and excavating the Martha wheel pit - the site of the Martha wheel, - the biggest water wheel at its time in Wales.

The day will start taking in a few trial adits to the east of Dylife where a flooded winze has the remains of a windlass still over it albeit a bit collapsed. These workings are about chest deep in water but nothing a pair of waders wont cure. The walk will then head down to another easterly trial on the Dyliffe lode - this trial is quite long and only knee deep in water. We will then head toward the Esgairgaled and Pencerrig workings where a good veiw of the sett can be had and two semi dry adits can be explored.

After this we will examine some early opencast workings before heading toward the 1850s dressing floor area and on up to the site of the Martha wheel. The Llechwedd Du area will then be looked at including the great Dylife adit, the walk will culminate in the exploration of level goch where a stope to daylight can be examined from above and below ground , these workings are also chest deep in water. the day will be at a moderate pace but with plenty of time given over to discussion.

Pack lunch required and waders, wetsuit and or overalls. I look forward to meeting everyone.

Michael Brown

Meeting point is around here: http://www.multimap.com/s/i5T7To7C  (will double check and update closer to the time)

Event added by: simonrl

Full event: http://www.aditnow.co.uk/events/?uid=80 

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Just a gentle bump for this.


Please note the original meet up point was a bit out, the blob was a few hundred metres in the wrong direction.

Correct meet up point here: http://www.multimap.com/s/g7T0RmCA  it's the large grey area just by the road bu the turn to the Star Inn.

Look forward to seeing you all there on Saturday.

Bring waders / wet suit or be prepared to get wet :lol:

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I had a great day today, was nice to meet u all, glad u even got a bit of canyoning in, happy to take u round Dyfngwm on a dry day, e mail me to arrange 🙂 :thumbsup:

Thanks very much for today mine.hunter. A really interesting, informative and enjoyable day. Definitely want to get back down there.

I can't remember who it was who said "you know, it would probably be quicker to walk up the river" but it was a lot of fun :lol:

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I think it was Mr mine.hunter - though I noticed he excused himself when it came to the waterfalls.

Dave

It was an interesting day and fun too. And if you are going to get wet you might as well really go for it!

is there any chance of posting the pics from that? I'd love to see what we all looked like in that pool at the end! :lol:

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Also hoping some photos (or even the video 😮 ) might appear at some point.

I only got three photos from the whole day, my camera was playing up (couldn't change any settings) and expired in the 2nd trial (this is becoming a habit, 3 trips, 3 dead cameras...)

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The last one at least shows it was a bit damp :lol:

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