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  1. HughieD

    Report - Hanging Flat Lead/Fluorspar Mine, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, October 2024

    1. The History Just west of Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, Hanging Flat mine is a small mine, initially worked for lead and then later on for fluorspar. It sits 100 feet above Watergrove sough, and for many years the mine appears to have been un-named before being given its current moniker. In...
  2. Timmmy

    Report - Hanging flat mine - Stoney Middleton (August 2023)

    Before we get started, this place has been very well covered by a couple of people including HugieD. Who has really gone into much more detail than this write up will cover but here we go... Another 2 man trip to Derbyshire this weekend to scout an upcoming explore and to tick some more...
  3. Mr Budge

    Report - Hanging Flat Mine Stoney Middleton - March 2023

    A relatively small mine in Derbyshire where Lead and later on Flourspar were mined. The mine was worked for lead in the early 1800's and flourspar in its later years until it was closed for good in 1987. In 1992 the mine was used for filming a cave rescue scene for an ITV soap 'A Peak...
  4. HughieD

    Report - Hanging Flat lead/fluorspar mine, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, May 2023

    1. The History Just west of Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, Hanging Flat mine is a small mine, initially worked for lead and then later on for fluorspar. It sits 100 feet above Watergrove sough, and for many years the mine appears to have been un-named before being given its current moniker. In...
  5. Bikin Glynn

    Report (Permission Visit) - Flat Holm Island - Jul 21

    On a recent break to south wales I thought if would be fun for my lad & myself to get a rib boat to the island of flat holm. This would combine a bit of exploring & birdwatching. The rib boat was fun, with one of the guides stating it was "the roughest crossing she has ever done" lol. Long...
  6. HughieD

    Report - Hanging Flat Mine, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, June 2021

    1. The History Just west of Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, Hanging Flat mine is a small mine, initially worked for lead and then later on for fluorspar. It sits 100 feet above Watergrove sough, and for many years the mine appears to have been un-named before being given its current moniker. In...
  7. I

    Report - Hanging Flat Mine, Eyam/Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, may 2021

    Some History The Hanging Flat mine is a small lead and fluorspar mine, located slightly south-west of Eyam, in Derbyshire's White Peak region. The history of lead mining in the Hanging Flat area dates back at least to 1881 when the Hanging Flat House was inhabited by one Samuel Needham, aged...
  8. HughieD

    Report - Hanging Flat Mine, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, December 2020

    1. The History Hanging Flat mine is a small lead and fluorspar mine, just west of Stoney Middleton, in Derbyshire's White Peak region. Sitting 100 feet above Watergrove sough, for many years the mine appears to have been un-named before being given its current name. In late 1800s Samuel Needham...
  9. Pixels

    Report - Bellfield House, Birmingham - May 2017

    Having grown up in this area I was keen to get up on the flats to see the estate from above - I was able to see two of my old houses, as well as the Birmingham skyline further on in the distance. This was just a quick visit to end a good day of exploring with @plod and @jellyfish. Bellfield...
  10. Disco Kitten

    Report - Terry's Flat, Kidbrooke, London, April 2012

    The Ferrier Estate in Kidbrooke, South London, was built by the GLC as social housing between 1968 and 1972 on the site of the former RAF Kidbrooke. It was designed by the London County Council architects of the time and used revolutionary construction techiques - concrete panels manufactured...
  11. paulpowers

    Report - Hanging Flat Mine - May 2012

    Finally back home from the day from hell I headed out looking for an epic mine (which I found but needed a ladder) so I headed to Hanging Flat. The entrance is very dodgy and a tight squeeze but once inside it opens out. Before it was "sealed" tv programs such as Peak Practice and Dr Who...
  12. tumbles

    Report - Flat Holm Island - June 2010

    Going back to last summer this was my birthday surprise from the fianceé - a trip to one of those funny islands in the middle of the Bristol Channel that you can see for miles around. A long way out on a boat from w*les lives an island with lots of dereliction and a shit load of guls. 8'000...
  13. paulpowers

    Report - Hanging Flat Aug 2011

    I'll start this report with a question, Why are people always shagging when I pop my head up out of a hole in the ground? Hanging Flat has an tight entrance down a mud slide so not a good start but once inside it opens out to about 6 - 7 foot height, There are fake boulders all over from an old...
  14. Pasty

    Report - Great Flat Lode visit, Cornwall, Jan/Feb 2010

    A brief history... The Great Flat Lode - a lode is a vein of ore, in this case of tin, it was called 'flat' because the angle of the lode was not as steep as most Cornish lodes. The Great Flat Lode is an enormous ore bearing body south of Carn Brea. It is tilted at an angle of 10 to 45...
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