coniston

I’ve just finished exploring a section of the Old Man of Coniston slate mines in the Lake District and wanted to share the experience with anyone interested in abandoned industrial sites and underground history. These workings, having been worked since the 15th century, sit high on the eastern...

History - The Tilberthwaite deep level adit was first driven in 1849 by John Barret to connect with the extensive Tilberthwaite Copper mines, and as well as acting for drainage, to allow the passing of ore from higher levels. At the mouth was constructed the Penny Rigg Copper Mill, which was...

The pictures i had seen of the remnants of the aerial ropeway got me really interested in this on however i had no idea quite what a climb it was to the top. We had to chuckle as 2 people in full hiking gear with poles passed us in wellies and waders. I was pleased to be wearing my cheap as...

Finally had time to visit Coniston after planning it for a while. Unfortunately the weather was not the best, it hailed for most of the a trip and combined with high guests of 40+ mph made for interesting walk up. Anybody who has been here will know that it's a fair walk up the mountain, even...

We have previously tryed to get into the nearby slate mines but we couldn't locate the correct entrance (we now have the location). This trip we found a few of the many copper mine enterances. Only a short rope so couldn't get in to far. Next time we will bring more gear to access deeper into...

Coniston Copper Mines – Paddy End to Hospital Level – December 2017 Levers Water high above Coniston and home of the legendary bung (explained later). My Visit (With 2 non-members) As 2017 rolled rapidly to a close I headed up to my usual New Year retreat in the Duddon Valley just over the...

The classic through trip at Consiton is to enter the old mine workings by The Funnel and then descend about 160 metres through 4 separate levels of old workings to finally emerge back to day at Hospital Level. This involves at least 3 fairly large abseils, some complex navigation between...

This is my first post, so hope I get this right. The following is a short report, with plenty of pictures, about exploring a locked level at Coniston Coppermines. Please note these environments are very dangerous and fragile. There are many obvious and hidden dangers that could injure or kill...

Coniston Copper Mines, The Hospital Levels The Coniston Copper Mine valley and surrounding areas I think were the catalyst to what I've done with my life ever since. I was 13 when I first visited the valley; there was a weeklong climbing and mountaineering trip there organised by the Scouts...

Small beer compared to Moss Head but still big enough to loose the light from my FX3. Goldscope or Blind Tarn quarry was worked before 1772. It was worked into the 20th century, the last leaseholder being Tom Kendall of Torver. Blind Tarn The closehead is said to be about 150 Yds long with...

History There has been slate mining going on in and around Coniston for hundreds of years (rumours abound that working here started in the 1200s), starting out as simple surface quarrying then developing into the driving of adits and levels deep inside the mountains in search of the famed green...

Handley Page Halifax LL505 FD-S - Great Carrs – Coniston History On the journey to Great Carrs the path passes a memorial. This is the site of a wartime aircrash and bears the sad remains of a Royal Canadian Air Force Handley Page Halifax LL505 FD-S bomber; it crashed while on a...

Orrrooiiteee!!! Visited with Xan Asmodi, Thompski, RaptorJesus and J4M35_UK. 50 hours of EPIC WIN (and transport fail), thanks so much to everyone for making this what it was, even if the burgers were rarer than rocking horse excrement.... I'm not by any means a mining expert, nor do I even...

Visited solo Hodge Close is one of many slate workings in the Tilberthwaite Valley, near Langdale. This was worked on a large scale from the 19th century to the early 60s (small scale). The slate was moved through the site by means of overhead cables, but there is no sign of either the cables...

This place is so steeped in history its hard to know where to begin, the Copper in this area was mined around the 1590's by the company of mines royal and the mining continued right up until 1642 (the outbreak of the civil war) with little more done in the 17th century. By the 1760's the...