DougCornwall
16 years ago
Has anyone been into the main adit at Devon & Courtney Consols recently. Its the one where you have to first ford the river to gain access. Any more news of it being haunted?
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stuey
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16 years ago
It's been a while since I was in there. Is it the one where you have to climb over a fence and drop through a hole into the adit level? Once you're in there, there is no stoping, just a whole bunch of drives and crosscuts......There is a deep open shaft which has had forestry crap thrown down it......

I didn't get "the odd feeling" in there.

You can either cross the river or go for a mega walk through the forestry (which I did). Am I talking about the same place? Very dark blocky killas.

Edit: Down your way, where my mate and I both had an odd experience was Wheal Speed adit. I had the "we're not in here alone" feeling and kept quiet and then my mate piped up and said "bloody hell, blah blah, I could swear I heard something back there".....very very odd. I'm no kind of mystical vegan, but it was very very strange in the back of there. maaan.
DougCornwall
16 years ago
Its on the river bank and accessed straight from fording the river, sounds like a different level you used. I have a feeling it links through to George & Charlotte but I may be mistaken on that without checking the records.
The creepy area seems to be around the roof fall where cameras go funny and people find excuses to leave. I not been there for several years and wondered what the state of play is.
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justin
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16 years ago
Hmm..........

If you get that feeling ...Don't ignore it ....

Lots of the old boys used to accept it as a precursor to
something bad happening....accidents, collapses, deaths underground etc....

I personally will go out of my way to avoid such areas
not wishing to tempt fate & wake up the knockers... :devil:
DougCornwall
16 years ago
Ref previous post...
Apologies I just checked and its William & Mary that is linked with George & Charlotte. Devon & Courtney adit is right across Tavy from New East Russel adit entrance.
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Tamarmole
16 years ago
Whilst working the same lode at the George & Charlotte the William and Mary is not linked to the G&C (inspite of Hamilton Jenkin's assertions that forestery workers used the W&M - G&C as a short cut between Tavy & Tamar). The 1872 (I think) abandonment plan clearly shows an unworked block of ground between the two mines.

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