History
another place i’m sure many of you know the history of so i will keep it brief. Middleton is an extensive underground limestone quarry with 26miles of tunnels. the site also contains underground processing works complete with rock crushers and conveyors.
wikipedia describes the site as:
“The Middleton Mine networks underground for approximately 25 miles (40 km) with tunnels on three different levels running under Middleton Moor to the Hopton Wood quarry works at the other side of the hill below Ryder Point Works’. Part of the tunnel collapsed in the 1970s leaving a noticeable depression in the ground above on the eastern side of Middleton Moor. The population of the parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 775.”
onto the explore:
the famous middle entrance
seen better days
photos don’t convey the scale
fuel pump still full of red diesel
the flooded levels
air ducts and gates
beheaded teddy
some of the lower passageways
air gates
clutch was a bit spongy
two levels become one
lovely colouring
to be honest i barely took any photos compared to the amount of time spent there, will definitely be back for more at some point - amazing place and the scale is crazy
that’s all folks
another place i’m sure many of you know the history of so i will keep it brief. Middleton is an extensive underground limestone quarry with 26miles of tunnels. the site also contains underground processing works complete with rock crushers and conveyors.
wikipedia describes the site as:
“The Middleton Mine networks underground for approximately 25 miles (40 km) with tunnels on three different levels running under Middleton Moor to the Hopton Wood quarry works at the other side of the hill below Ryder Point Works’. Part of the tunnel collapsed in the 1970s leaving a noticeable depression in the ground above on the eastern side of Middleton Moor. The population of the parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 775.”
onto the explore:
the famous middle entrance
seen better days
photos don’t convey the scale
fuel pump still full of red diesel
the flooded levels
air ducts and gates
beheaded teddy
some of the lower passageways
air gates
clutch was a bit spongy
two levels become one
lovely colouring
to be honest i barely took any photos compared to the amount of time spent there, will definitely be back for more at some point - amazing place and the scale is crazy
that’s all folks
