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Report - - Long Rake Spar, Derbyshire - Summer 2011 | Mines and Quarries | 28DaysLater.co.uk

Report - Long Rake Spar, Derbyshire - Summer 2011

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thompski

Leggy brunette
28DL Full Member
Taken over several visits.

Long Rake Spar Mine is laid out like a 8 bit platform game; several levels filled with obstacles and things wanting to kill you. I'll stop there as that sounds stupid.

Visited with Raptor Jesus, James, j3bu, jST, Dr Howser and some others.

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Paradox

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
Some proper lovely pics there, I especially like the second to last shot :)
 

Punk

Punkus Explorus
28DL Full Member
mmm, I may have to pay a visit. Great stuff :thumb cheers for sharing
 

basement bert

28DL Member
28DL Member
Just a word on this mine... It has been extensively infilled and this has caused many accessible levels to become dangerously unstable. Also carbon monoxide build up has been recorded due to surface plant machinery emissions being drawn into shafts and adits. Nasty stuff indeed! I'd stay away from this fella...
 

Praada

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
I'll second the above comment even if i'm 4 years later, we went down last night and the lower level at the bottom of the ladders made a few of us instantly dizzy with head aches, not safe down there! I've been down long rake at least 5 times this year, yesterday was the first time I've experienced the bad air, maybe due to the weather disturbing things and the lower flooded passage drying out and becoming like quick sand silt to the knees?

Also where are the last photos taken with the lift and the office like room?
 
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