urban junky
June 30th, 2009, 01:59
Visited with............
Tucker
Lew
Tommo
Larey
Clempner69
and three others,sorry can't remember your name's!
Nice to meet you all:thumb
Tommo thanks again for a great tour,and the well needed bbq+cider before Swan's:D
First up was Ridge Quarry.
On entry i liked the walk down the slopping shafts you can really imagine what it would have been like in its day!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/3672046294_a184dd0bb3.jpg
Old drawing's and sign's
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3672013532_83967f961d.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2586/3671358595_21b1674802.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3672120230_72c316f93b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3672075402_7f4bc57ac3.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3671260527_1faa27b574.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/3671248097_58768f97de.jpg
Old fixing's
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/3672098158_e11bc2410b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3672065556_1352b26886.jpg
Secondly Brown's,Monkton Farleigh Quarry.
Loading bay
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2457/3670953425_883de73761.jpg
Clapham junction
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3670992575_9b61964614.jpg
Pit prop's
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3670997163_c32d0b8e9c.jpg
Trough's
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/3671000571_be24de0a37.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3364/3671810128_7e26da793f.jpg
The square well
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3415/3671006397_c09f327c7b.jpg
And a sharpening bench
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3671057789_919b3392c1.jpg
And last of all Swan's mine,Kingsdown Quarry
Signed the book in the box!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3671562163_2d082a6199.jpg
Old tools and pot's
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3350/3671583617_58d3901b07.jpg
Sharpening bench
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3633/3672431154_6959482a7b.jpg
The crane
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3672484294_5becee5b22.jpg
Ladder through the Letterbox
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/3672492406_678d6d799b.jpg
The letter box
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3672504860_bcfb8a29f6.jpg
Thanks Urban Junky:thumb
Tucker
Lew
Tommo
Larey
Clempner69
and three others,sorry can't remember your name's!
Nice to meet you all:thumb
Tommo thanks again for a great tour,and the well needed bbq+cider before Swan's:D
First up was Ridge Quarry.
On entry i liked the walk down the slopping shafts you can really imagine what it would have been like in its day!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/3672046294_a184dd0bb3.jpg
Old drawing's and sign's
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3672013532_83967f961d.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2586/3671358595_21b1674802.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3672120230_72c316f93b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3672075402_7f4bc57ac3.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3671260527_1faa27b574.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/3671248097_58768f97de.jpg
Old fixing's
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2421/3672098158_e11bc2410b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3672065556_1352b26886.jpg
Secondly Brown's,Monkton Farleigh Quarry.
Loading bay
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2457/3670953425_883de73761.jpg
Clapham junction
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3670992575_9b61964614.jpg
Pit prop's
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3670997163_c32d0b8e9c.jpg
Trough's
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/3671000571_be24de0a37.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3364/3671810128_7e26da793f.jpg
The square well
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3415/3671006397_c09f327c7b.jpg
And a sharpening bench
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3671057789_919b3392c1.jpg
And last of all Swan's mine,Kingsdown Quarry
Signed the book in the box!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3671562163_2d082a6199.jpg
Old tools and pot's
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3350/3671583617_58d3901b07.jpg
Sharpening bench
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3633/3672431154_6959482a7b.jpg
The crane
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3672484294_5becee5b22.jpg
Ladder through the Letterbox
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/3672492406_678d6d799b.jpg
The letter box
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3672504860_bcfb8a29f6.jpg
Thanks Urban Junky:thumb