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Report - Eyupmidduck - Rouse's sand mine/air raid shelters, Nottingham

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Raptor Jesus

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Bit of a personal victory this one. Had wanted to see this for a while so it was great to finally get in.

This sand mine was worked during the late 18th/early 19th centuries by James Rouse. It is poorly known which is a great shame as it represents the largest and best preserved of nottingham's caves - much more worth the time than the tourist attraction underneath the broadmarsh anyway.

The cave has recently been surveyed by nottinghamcavessurvey.org.uk, who have made the map available:

York Archaeology

On with some pics! Splored with Shadow, Thompski and RAF-N over a number of visits.

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Some sections have added supports:

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This gate separates the section used as shelters from the rest of the mine workings:

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Pansy tealights.

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Thanks for stopping by,

RJ
 
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