dangerous dave
20-12-2008, 01:58 AM
bit of an old on but thought id put it up here as well
robinsons shaft was first opened in 1901 and the pump house in 1903. in 1994 the shaft was condemned by the mines inspector and the mine closed in 1996 the site now is part of the camborne pool and redruth regeneration project the site is to be restored and turned into a world heritage centre info below
http://www.theheartlandsproject.org.uk/
on with the shots taken on a medium format bronica ETRSi and ilford hp5 film site access was piss used my student card n blagged site number two being a student has its perks i guess after grabbing a hard hat n high vis was allowed anywhere on the site
the winch room
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/3019145333_886da068ba.jpg
winch motor
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/3019959638_3acd622de8_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/3019126261_67d1569192_o.jpg
work bench
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/3019128073_558debcdd3_o.jpg
the belt driven chop saw for pit props
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/3019124949_d103b9b3a0_o.jpg
the blacksmiths forge
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3171/3019125437_01604d92f5_o.jpg
the pit head the shaft is still open and un capped
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/3019961454_a11ca0b367_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/3019960982_58d9ca25f0_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/3019125851_a0f122b7d8_o.jpg
a few external shots
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3064/3019959136_427e1ca5b9_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/3019128373_4313f0afe1_o.jpg
thanks
robinsons shaft was first opened in 1901 and the pump house in 1903. in 1994 the shaft was condemned by the mines inspector and the mine closed in 1996 the site now is part of the camborne pool and redruth regeneration project the site is to be restored and turned into a world heritage centre info below
http://www.theheartlandsproject.org.uk/
on with the shots taken on a medium format bronica ETRSi and ilford hp5 film site access was piss used my student card n blagged site number two being a student has its perks i guess after grabbing a hard hat n high vis was allowed anywhere on the site
the winch room
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/3019145333_886da068ba.jpg
winch motor
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/3019959638_3acd622de8_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/3019126261_67d1569192_o.jpg
work bench
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/3019128073_558debcdd3_o.jpg
the belt driven chop saw for pit props
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/3019124949_d103b9b3a0_o.jpg
the blacksmiths forge
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3171/3019125437_01604d92f5_o.jpg
the pit head the shaft is still open and un capped
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/3019961454_a11ca0b367_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/3019960982_58d9ca25f0_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/3019125851_a0f122b7d8_o.jpg
a few external shots
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3064/3019959136_427e1ca5b9_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/3019128373_4313f0afe1_o.jpg
thanks