Breeze
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13 years ago
HI Guys I found some neat images on google and I can't find location for the place in question.

Does any one know where this place is located please. Here are some images I found

http://i47.tinypic.com/2lavwhs.jpg 
http://i45.tinypic.com/1c18p.jpg 
http://i47.tinypic.com/4iggg1.jpg 
http://i45.tinypic.com/29mr2pg.jpg 


Thanks for any help you can provide I also want to know if its safe for me to explore there as I'm new to all this and as I noticed some mines are big no no to explore and I don't want this to be 1 of them.

Thanks Breeze


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13 years ago
No idea where the first two pics are taken, but the last 2 images are from a slate mine outside Blaneau Ffestiniog-def a no-go as the owners are currently un-topping the mine by virtue of large amounts of explosives and heavy plant... A very much active site where you wouldn't be popular if caught...

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Breeze
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13 years ago
Thanks for that info J I wonder if first 2 pics are available for visit 🙂
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13 years ago
Hi Breeze

The first one is the Stwlan dam above Blaenau Ffestiniog. Owned by First Hydro. To the top right of the photo the tips of Moelwyn slate mine are visible. I think this one is all grilled and gated. A walker died in there a good number of years ago.

The mountain on the left is Moelwyn Bach, the mountain on the right is Moelwyn Mawr. You can see a packhorse track on the bank of Moelwyn Bach in that photo. Beyond the coll between the two mountains is a tramway leading to the Pant Mawr and Fron Boeth slate mines, and the Fron Boeth tunnel. All good stuff :)

The second photo I have no idea but I guess it's some sort of culvert / access for the supply to the powerstation. If you're into drains stick to storm drains unless you want to find yourself generating the power to boil somebody's kettle in Blaenau :lol:

The last two are a Blaenau mine, as J says, on private land.

There are plenty of accessible slate mines within that area; Cwmorthin, Rhosydd, Croesor (small explore unless using SRT / boats), Wrysgan, Conglog, Fron Boeth, Pant Mawr etc. etc.
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Breeze
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13 years ago
Thank you for that info Simon 🙂 I just search for old mine images in UK on google and try find to see if its near me to visit or not 🙂 as I have loads and loads of free tine and I love exploring old tunnels or caves or mines.

Thanks again for your reply 🙂 I'm sure I will find something near me 🙂
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JohnnearCfon
13 years ago
Have you tried the OS grid square search facility on here?
Breeze
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13 years ago
HI John
To be Fair I don't even know what that is lol or where it located or what it does. Sorry. 😞
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JohnnearCfon
13 years ago
Top right of home page (and this page) you will see various search options. One is "OS Landranger sheet" with a drop down for the two letter codes for each OS grid area. Find out what (large) grid square you are in and use the drop down to show mines within that large grid square.

Note - if you are near to the edge of one large grid square you will have to look at the adjacent area too.
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13 years ago
"Breeze" wrote:

HI John
To be Fair I don't even know what that is lol or where it located or what it does. Sorry. :(



Lists mines by sheet on an OS map, e.g. everything on the SH sheet:

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/mines-quarries-os-landranger/SH/ 

Click on a mine name to go to its home page and you'll find all the albums and a Google map.

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JohnnearCfon
13 years ago
I forgot to say, once you have selected the two letter drop down you need to press [search].
Morlock
13 years ago
"Breeze" wrote:

HI John
To be Fair I don't even know what that is lol or where it located or what it does. Sorry. :(



Read this lot. 🙂

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance_Survey_National_Grid 
Breeze
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13 years ago
Sorry to ask a noob question but how do I know which OS I belong to ? I'm in burton on trent near Derby so which OS would I need for that ?

Thanks for all the replys guys this is helping me loads 🙂 as I said in my other threads I'm new to all this so every help is appreciated

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13 years ago
Have a look at the wiki link in Morlock's last post... it explains it all. Here's the grid:

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JohnnearCfon
13 years ago
SK I think! Try it and see.
Vanoord
13 years ago
Which OS grid square has the most mines?

I'd take a guess at SW?
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Breeze
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13 years ago
I figured out I'm between SK and SP 😃 now I'm going trough the list see which one looks promising 🙂 Thanks for the info 🙂
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Trewillan
13 years ago
"Vanoord" wrote:

Which OS grid square has the most mines?

I'd take a guess at SW?



Would you include Bell Pits in the shallow coalfields in your definition of a mine?
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13 years ago
"Vanoord" wrote:

Which OS grid square has the most mines?

I'd take a guess at SW?




Mine would be SK.

Pun intended :lol:
exspelio
13 years ago
"droid" wrote:

"Vanoord" wrote:

Which OS grid square has the most mines?

I'd take a guess at SW?




Mine would be SK.

Pun intended :lol:



Mine too, Peak District and Notts/Derbys coalfield
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NewStuff
13 years ago
I would imagine whatever square(s) cover Halkyn/Eclusham (SJ?) would be fairly high up any list.
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