Facit Stone Mine, Lancs - Sept 2010.

[crippletron 3000]

Facit Stone Mine, Lancs - Visited By Ojay & AndyJ23uk.

Essentially a sandstone mine, used for machine beds, construction and later hardcore and aggregate for motorway construction.

Mine workings are common around this area; The best stone is often found under thousands of tonnes of overburden and inferior stone – known as 'feight'.

Tramways still remain that once carried the stone down across the hill and down to the valley floor in the 19th century.

I have to say this place is death on a stick, as soon as we entered the place it was covered with fresh collapses :eek:

Looking around nowhere looked safe, and tbh I was half thinking about whether or not I wanted to proceed, opting for a safer GTFO.

BUT, having gone to the trouble to climb in, and after a few mins of mooching around I soon forget how dangerous this place looked and carried on without a second thought.

Shouts to Andy for transport, not having a car really pains me now.

We spent a good 4-5 hours in here and we still didn't see it all, as I said earlier a survey would be handy, as most of the markers cannot be trusted, especially the 'Safe Exit'which was nothing short of jokes.

I remember Andy wandering off at one stage and all I could hear was "F@@K", he explained that the drift he was stood in had suffered a recent collapse and the rest was ready to go at anytime.

Fast forward a couple of hours and the safe exit marker led us straight into DEATH.

It was hard work climbing around the place, and yet again I had forgot to pack any refreshments, again shouts to Andy for the choccie bar :)


In your Mines.....

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/External.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/Me.jpg

Tramways

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/Tram1.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/Tram2.jpg

'Sploring your artefacts in your min0rs

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/arte.jpg

Workings

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/Drift.jpg

Cistern

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/Tank.jpg

Junction

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/Split.jpg

Props - Collapse Imminent

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/Props1.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/Props2.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/Props3.jpg

Ochre

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/Ocre.jpg

Death On A Stick

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/Collapse1.jpg

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/Collapse2.jpg

Pneumatic pipes

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/poles.jpg

Cave

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/Cave.jpg

On the way out we went to check out the Falls,

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/Falls.jpg

"COW" WTF? - Oh hai, actually looks like a horse

http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx345/ojay1234/Facit%20Stone%20Mine/skull.jpg

Thanks for looking :thumb

[Rochester]

Another belter Ojay, liking your work more and more mate..

[Clough]

Top stuff Mr Ojay

[crippletron 3000]

Cheers guys, no transport for 2 weeks and it doesn't stop me getting about ;)

[BB]

very nice mr OJ :thumb

[coops]

Looks a fooking deathtrap in there mate ..great pics

[Mole Man]

Great looking place Ojay.

[wevsky]

nice stuff ojay..did my first mine a week ago and gotta admit that one does look fooking iffy with the oh i could get crushed to death any minute!!but id do it lol