Report - Nettleton Top Mines - April 2015

[bordois]

So here's my first report, a visit to Nettleton top mines from last April.


A little bit of history:

Nettleton Iron Mine was first opened about 1928 by the Mid Lincolnshire Ironstone Co. (later John Lysaghts and finally British Steel Corporation). Originally horses were used for haulage with locos introduced in the 1930s. Tubs of ore being tipped from the 2ft 6in system into buckets which were then conveyed by aerial ropeway. In turn the ropeway was replaced by a lorry road which still exists today. The mines had closed by 1968.


Some of the pics are a little grainy, more light definitely needed!

Nice view on the approach

The only way in!

Roof collapse, lumps almost look like a body

Much more to go after the collapse, we headed back at this point!

A couple more collapses in the side tunnels

Thanks for looking!​

 

[The Wombat]

This is a good report.
Keep it up

 

[canute]

Nice work. Don't fancy that entrance though

 

[bordois]

Thanks, got plenty of old explore pics just need to get them organised and uploaded.

There are actually two brick walls with a few feet between them, the first one is easy to get through but it would have been tricky getting out if we hadn't prepared for it... you can see the tiny gap on the very last pic

 

[pirate]

I do hope you had a four gas/or an o2 monitor at the very least


This is a report on a similar mine,read the last paragraph http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/thistleton-ironstone-mine-sept-2010.t53799

 

[crazyginger]

Nice work! Do agree with the post above though with regards to a gas/or an o2 monitor. Do you have a sketch map of the tunnel? or know of any map; Im a industrial archaeology's looking at the mine!
Cheers