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    Default A North East Mine Adventure - May 2011

    North East Mine

    Attendance: Horus, Joe, LLoyd and goan

    I first went to this mine at the begining of this year, when all the snow was laid, unfortunately i could'nt find it, its pretty hidden, after 2 more attempts with fails, the 4th time i came across it, persistance paid off.

    Ridge Lane Tram Tunnel

    This is the South portal of the abandoned Ridge lane tramway tunnel from The North East Mine. The last tram to run through here was in 1916, A new inclined section was built from the mine site North to connect with the nearby Middlesbrough-Whitby line. The tunnel was then surplus to requirements and abandoned. Ridge lane tunnel is around 400 yards long.



    I was suprised to see the old sleepers still inside with the track bolts in them, the earth is taking its toll and they will soon be lost



    This is North Side of the tunnel where the mine workings were..



    The Fan House

    One of the few remains of the North East Ironstone Mine which operated from 1865 to 1934. The building housed an electric Sirocco fan used for ventilation



    The remains of the fan..





    North East Mine Culvert

    This is the downstream Eastern portal of the culvert



    I was really starting to worry about this Culvert of stories i hear of the collapse its had, so far through the tunnel we came across a huge collapse where its all now fenced off above, its only a matter of time it will go again



    This section is where the tunnel first collapsed in 1927, the props and sleepers were fitted in an attempt to strengthen the tunnel.









    This part of the tunnel had an opening from the mine that was used to drain the water



    This is the upstream entrance where the beck starts it's subterranean journey under the mine. A part collapsed brick arch guards the Western portal. The bars have been fitted to stop debris becoming lodged inside the culvert.





    The North East Mine

    This was the beggining of the Mine



    A very muddy tunnel leading off the main tunnel, mud was very deep, Welly high







    The remains of a door



    Looking down to our next task, had to get wet here, the water was chest height and at somepoint LLoyd took a swim





    Water coming up to the roof of the Mine, we were talking about going through but i did'nt want to take the chance on getting my camera wet, ill do it next time



    This is the door that leads into the Culvert that was used for the drainage of the water, very small tunnel, get really messy going through it



    Hope you enjoyed!
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    Default Re: A North East Mine Adventure - May 2011

    Quality stuff mate. Done the Culvert before but not the mine


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    Default Re: A North East Mine Adventure - May 2011

    Yeah i viewed your report for info :P
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    Default Re: A North East Mine Adventure - May 2011

    oooh, you're a bad'n haha! Nice to see it again, you've made me want a return visit!


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    Default Re: A North East Mine Adventure - May 2011

    go in the mine if you dont like spiders though its not a good place to be
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    Default Re: A North East Mine Adventure - May 2011

    Ace mate, its a better report then Em Jay Ess's


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    Default Re: A North East Mine Adventure - May 2011

    this is on my 'MUST DO LIST !'.......now all I have to do is find the location .....and a dingy
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    Default Re: A North East Mine Adventure - May 2011

    you dont need a dingy mate
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    Default Re: A North East Mine Adventure - May 2011

    Those are a stunning set of images mate, almost looks worthy of getting muddy for.

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    Default Re: A North East Mine Adventure - May 2011

    Super images!!
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