Visited with: @UrbanZ
Short History (Stolen from 'The Bohemian):
The mines in Godstone, Surrey, date back to the early 17th century and have long been a valuable source of flint or firestone.
The Godstone Quarries consist of a total of five separate systems – the Roman Road Series, Main Series, Sawmills, Whitefield Quarry and Jones, which were eventually worked into one large network of underground tunnels over the course of the 18th century.
Explore:
Having scoped the site for some to no avail, to say we were excited to hear it was finally open is an understatement. So, without further ado, we donned our bags and headed off in excitement... that is until we hit ridiculous amounts of traffic on the 117 mile car park encompassing London
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But after entering my first mine, albeit a few expletives and some time later, all was quickly forgotten.
The workings are well used, which is immediately apparent from all the signage around the entrance and the fantastic condition of the place, being free from graffiti and the usual signs of local chav occupancy/destruction, which was a pleasant surprise.
We spent a good few hours wandering around amazed at the shere size of the place, and somehow managed to loose UrbanZ in the process, eventually finding him chilling at the entrance, obviously in his element, necking a beer or two. But enough chit chat and onto the pics...
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4. These steps looked crazy in real life. My picture does not do justice.
5. More signs the site is well maintained.
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8. More passageways.
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Thanks for looking
Short History (Stolen from 'The Bohemian):
The mines in Godstone, Surrey, date back to the early 17th century and have long been a valuable source of flint or firestone.
The Godstone Quarries consist of a total of five separate systems – the Roman Road Series, Main Series, Sawmills, Whitefield Quarry and Jones, which were eventually worked into one large network of underground tunnels over the course of the 18th century.
Explore:
Having scoped the site for some to no avail, to say we were excited to hear it was finally open is an understatement. So, without further ado, we donned our bags and headed off in excitement... that is until we hit ridiculous amounts of traffic on the 117 mile car park encompassing London
...But after entering my first mine, albeit a few expletives and some time later, all was quickly forgotten.
The workings are well used, which is immediately apparent from all the signage around the entrance and the fantastic condition of the place, being free from graffiti and the usual signs of local chav occupancy/destruction, which was a pleasant surprise.
We spent a good few hours wandering around amazed at the shere size of the place, and somehow managed to loose UrbanZ in the process, eventually finding him chilling at the entrance, obviously in his element, necking a beer or two. But enough chit chat and onto the pics...
1.
2.
3.
4. These steps looked crazy in real life. My picture does not do justice.
5. More signs the site is well maintained.
6.
7.
8. More passageways.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Thanks for looking
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