swan mine

Decided too go here as it we couldn't get into bethel quarry and it was close by, first mine i have ever went into so we didn't want too take too many risks so we mainly kept too the big open paths, as such we didn't manage too get to the crane near the end of the tunnel as it is through a...

From the start of July onwards me and a group of fellow enthusiasts set about trying to find some intact cranes within the stones mines of Southwestern England. We originally started our search with the biggest mine we knew of, Box freestone mine. We entered through Jacks passageway and quickly...

First time underground in a while, yesterday we spent a good 3hrs having a walk around this old mine,there's lots of old relics from the past, it's only 15 mins from me and not far from browns folly and muddy hole another favourite of ours, the old crane was the highlight of the day, anyone...

History- Kingsdown quarry is also known as swan mine due to it being in close proximity to the swan pub which used to be the old quarry masters house. The quarry began in 1896 and was worked by 12 men with 2 known fatalities due to roof falls while working the mine. The stone was extracted using...

It me again back with another explore - This is the first-ever time I have done an underground quarry/ Mine depending what you wanna call. anyways I visited with @WilsonTheHuman & 2 nonmembers. just out the blue I fancied a visit to these mines - I have wanted to do them for a while. this...

History. Kingsdown Quarry is commonly referred to as Swan Mine. This is a small bath stone quarry lying under the hillside along the road from Bathford to Kingsdown. The Explore. Visited with a non-member. Making our way to the Swan Inn having parked up relatively close. We set up to the...

For my second trip underground I went to see Swan's Mine in Wiltshire. Thanks to @Oort for providing me with all the necessary information for making this an enjoyable trip. As this was only my second time underground in a mine and I visited by myself I restriced myself to the main part of the...

Hi everyone in this report it’s my first time going underground and swan mine was the location. Kingsdown quarry also known as Swan Mine was a Bath stone quarry that began operation by the late 18th century with the exact date being unknown, in 1896 records show 12 people working there much less...

A great Explore not as popular as browns but more interesting to me. Parts of machinery still down Here. Industrial Engineering At its finest At the time these mines was worked. (Thankyou)

So after looking online at box mine and not wanting to be disappointed we headed to swan mine instead, parked in the pub opposite, had a brief chat with the landlord, he was happy for us to park there and said to pop in for a pint when we were done. So we headed in the more open entrance first...

Me and my friends decided to visit Swan Mine in Kingsdown. From what I've gathered via bits and bobs online, it dates back over 100 years and the sandstone that was mined was used for the local architecture around Wiltshire and Gloucester. Part 2 is the exploration of a mile long WW2...

Visited with Cunningcorgi A good few hours spent underground, great place with some interesting features History Kingsdown Quarry also commonly known as Swan Mine is a small bath stone quarry lying under the hillside along the road from Bathford to Kingsdown. The Main entrance to the quarry...

Visited with Tommo, D86, Newage and Fluffy Swan Mine lies opposite the Swan Inn, which was previously the quarry managers house and is held to the hillside by great iron chains anchored into the buried workings of the quarry. Swan mine was producing stone as far back as 1833, it was...

i have been here many time and have done a report almost a year ago, so i wouldnt normally repost.......... but hopefully it will encourage some of the others to pop some of there pics up from the day we all meet up at 9.00 am at the quarrymans for a good old english breakfast, with a good...