ubinam1206
08-04-2010, 12:48 PM
Pretty hard to find any detailed infomation about this place.
All ive managed to come up with is it was a sandstone mine owned by William Marsh and had 13 workers.
After spending quite a bit on time on failed locations in the area, before actually finding it.
So i went up there last night with 2 mates.
It involved a small bit of clearing before getting to the entrance itself.
There's fallen roof sections everywhere and they look like they wouldn't have given much notice before coming down.
Also spotted a 3-4 inch crack line in the ceiling going the whole way across the first cavern.
One of the biggest fallen sections must of measured about 30 metres across by 2ft deep.
The falls have also taken down 2 of the concrete support columns that stood on either side of a pathway.
There's small opening that's had had a hugh cave in above it, leaving the height of the tunnel at about 3 feet with the fallen slabs left in a V shap formation above your head.
Looking like there ready to go.
I totally underestimated the size of this place and only brought 2 torches with me. :fail
So lighting it was a bit difficult.
Looking down from the entrance.
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8436.jpg
Rusty roof supports.
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8437.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8444.jpg
Fallen roof section.
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8450.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8460.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8451.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8463.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8504.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8457.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8459.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8499.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8492.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8477.jpg
Thanks For Looking.
All ive managed to come up with is it was a sandstone mine owned by William Marsh and had 13 workers.
After spending quite a bit on time on failed locations in the area, before actually finding it.
So i went up there last night with 2 mates.
It involved a small bit of clearing before getting to the entrance itself.
There's fallen roof sections everywhere and they look like they wouldn't have given much notice before coming down.
Also spotted a 3-4 inch crack line in the ceiling going the whole way across the first cavern.
One of the biggest fallen sections must of measured about 30 metres across by 2ft deep.
The falls have also taken down 2 of the concrete support columns that stood on either side of a pathway.
There's small opening that's had had a hugh cave in above it, leaving the height of the tunnel at about 3 feet with the fallen slabs left in a V shap formation above your head.
Looking like there ready to go.
I totally underestimated the size of this place and only brought 2 torches with me. :fail
So lighting it was a bit difficult.
Looking down from the entrance.
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8436.jpg
Rusty roof supports.
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8437.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8444.jpg
Fallen roof section.
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8450.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8460.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8451.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8463.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8504.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8457.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8459.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8499.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8492.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/Ubinam1206/Crisp%20Delf%20Mines/DSCF8477.jpg
Thanks For Looking.