Wapping mine/Cumberland cavern

[mistericeman]

Visited this mine/cavern earlier in the year,

The trip starts off a a mine in the Mole trap rake and eventually ends up in a old victorian show cave .
The mine section was originally worked as far back as the 1750's for Galena (Lead ore) and latterly for Fluospar on and off until around 1956.
The workings start off as Wapping and turn into Cumberland mine/cavern ...the borders are pretty blurred !!!!
As you venture into the Cumberland reaches it's obvious that the miners have broken into many natural chambers they were eventually turned into the show cave with Queen Victoria visiting in 1780.
There is also evidence of the show cave section having been occupied by a gang named "The Troggs" with areas of graffiti being evident .

Nice wander and all the more interesting by starting off in a mine then ending up in a cave with spiral staircases etc .

Just inside the entrance

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore043.jpg

Partially collapsed stope

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore042.jpg

Stope opened up

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore041.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore040.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore039.jpg

Squeeze

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore034.jpg

Group photo in the main area of the show cave

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore031.jpg

Infilled original entrance to the show cave

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore029.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore030.jpg

Looking down through "The spiral staircase"

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore024-1.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore023-1.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore020-1.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore019-1.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore017-1.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/spellcaster69/Matlock%20mine%20explore%2010-04-2011/10-04-2011mineexplore011.jpg

[KingElvis]

Caves are FTW

[TCCI]

Very impressive.

[Rustynail]

I was on this explore with the iceman but I didn't take many pics, so I may as well put them here than start a new thread.
http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt319/rustynail2009/wappingcumberland2.jpg

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt319/rustynail2009/wappingcumberland1.jpg
Got to get underground again soon.

[mistericeman]

Kwality piccs AND a kwality trip that was Dave :elvis

[BA]

Nice mine :thumb