sinnerman
08-08-2009, 08:15 PM
Not at all urbex just an afternoon trip out
Dolaucothi Gold Mines date back to the roman occupation of britain, but the mines were also extensively worked as series of levels during the victorian period and again as a deep mine during the 1930's the mine closed due to extensive flooding in 1938 and the surface buildings were removed during the war. The mine has been owned by the National Trust since 1941 and is now open for guided tours the present day buildings and headgear are not original to the site and come from the Olwyn Goch lead mine in north wales. Dolaucothi is also the scource of the gold for the royal familys wedding rings.
a pretty little headgear
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm01.jpg
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm02.jpg
A pair of man riders from Betws Drift Mine
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm03.jpg
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm04.jpg
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm05.jpg
One of three air compressors
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm06.jpg
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm07.jpg
The winding engine
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm08.jpg
View from the drivers seat
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm09.jpg
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm10.jpg
A roman coffin level
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm11.jpg
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm12.jpg
Five ways junction the gated shaft drops 300' to the lower levels
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm13.jpg
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm14.jpg
A view up one of the stopes
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm15.jpg
The head of the ore pass
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm16.jpg
Miney goodness.
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm17.jpg
Dolaucothi Gold Mines date back to the roman occupation of britain, but the mines were also extensively worked as series of levels during the victorian period and again as a deep mine during the 1930's the mine closed due to extensive flooding in 1938 and the surface buildings were removed during the war. The mine has been owned by the National Trust since 1941 and is now open for guided tours the present day buildings and headgear are not original to the site and come from the Olwyn Goch lead mine in north wales. Dolaucothi is also the scource of the gold for the royal familys wedding rings.
a pretty little headgear
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm01.jpg
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm02.jpg
A pair of man riders from Betws Drift Mine
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm03.jpg
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm04.jpg
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm05.jpg
One of three air compressors
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm06.jpg
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm07.jpg
The winding engine
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm08.jpg
View from the drivers seat
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm09.jpg
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm10.jpg
A roman coffin level
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm11.jpg
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm12.jpg
Five ways junction the gated shaft drops 300' to the lower levels
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm13.jpg
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm14.jpg
A view up one of the stopes
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm15.jpg
The head of the ore pass
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm16.jpg
Miney goodness.
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/images/28/dgm/dgm17.jpg