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Posts by Dolcoathguy
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| Topic: Geevor - The Night Shift Tour | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England Posted: 16/05/2013 12:46:03 Subject: Geevor - The Night Shift Tour Thanks for Info and help ! This should now cover Trevithick soc. as well as other organisations. |
| Topic: Geevor - The Night Shift Tour | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England Posted: 14/05/2013 10:05:23 Subject: Geevor - The Night Shift Tour Surprised the discounted rate doesn't apply to Trevithick soc members only NT members....possibly a slight oversight... |
| Topic: Poldark | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England Posted: 10/05/2013 13:38:05 Subject: Poldark My Money is on using Mexico for underground scenes as not very modern looking and popping up the road to Levant for the surface scenes and hope no-one spots anything remotely mid Victorian. Maybe an |
| Topic: Any ideas? | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 10/05/2013 13:30:22 Subject: Any ideas? Ran it past Ian, he reckons it maybe have been deliberately drilled to create a hole where a hook or loop could have been wedged. If that is the case, then where there are already hooks at this site t |
| Topic: Poldark | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England Posted: 09/05/2013 17:04:07 Subject: Poldark Sorry didn't make it very clear - this is a plan for a NEW series of Poldark. Anyone game to dress up in regency mining clobber and get filmed underground? |
| Topic: Poldark | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 09/05/2013 15:00:27
Subject: Poldark
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22463847 I wonder which mine they will use to do the mining scenes? But potentially could be a wealth of material to nit pick histori |
| Topic: Cornish Engine Houses | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 08/05/2013 20:50:17
Subject: Cornish Engine Houses
[quote="stuey"]The CSL has about 40ft of CAU booklets/publications. Among the most interesting are the shaft capping documents relating to the 1990 onwards capping programs. Sadly, operati |
| Topic: Cornish Engine Houses | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 08/05/2013 07:51:08 Subject: Cornish Engine Houses According to Cornish-mining.org.uk (the World Heritage site) there were [b]thought[/b] to be over 3000 Engine Houses built in Cornwall and West Devon, reading through this I get the impression this ma |
| Topic: Cornish Engine Houses | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 07/05/2013 22:06:56
Subject: Cornish Engine Houses
[quote="Dolcoathguy"]Thanks lozz this is the one I was referring to that went offline or moved. Although the areas are limited, It is very useful, not 100% sure what source data they have used, b |
| Topic: Cornish Engine Houses | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 07/05/2013 20:20:45
Subject: Cornish Engine Houses
Thanks lozz this is the one I was referring to that went offline or moved. Although the areas are limited, It is very useful, not 100% sure what source data they have used, but this database woul |
| Topic: Cornish Engine Houses | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 06/05/2013 17:32:43 Subject: Cornish Engine Houses The challenge will be the heavily ruined ones overgrown by gorse not always evident on Google earth. I guess this are in a minority but I can think of one or two. On the other hand these may not of mu |
| Topic: HP Steam and Trevithick | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 29/04/2013 20:48:10
Subject: HP Steam and Trevithick
Mr.Hosken was busy selling this book this weekend and I bought a copy at KEM, it left me wanting to read more about Mr.T and I enjoyed reading it. Another great weekend this year at Trevit |
| Topic: HP Steam and Trevithick | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 17/04/2013 13:41:29
Subject: HP Steam and Trevithick
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Definitive-proof-Trevithick-developed-high/story-18730009-detail/story.html#axzz2QirUHzdV Also is Trevithick day on 27th April and King Edward mi |
| Topic: Porthtowan is very dangerous. | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England Posted: 11/04/2013 07:15:01 Subject: Porthtowan is very dangerous. Other than signs for the non locals , education (schools) may help. The company I work for gives talks on the dangers of quarries, why cant a mine expert / Mine rescue expert give a talk on dangers of |
| Topic: New Cooks Kitchen Headgear to be Restored | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 06/04/2013 14:31:16
Subject: New Cooks Kitchen Headgear to be Restored
Reading local paper they suggest the NCK Headgear is to be restored and everything else will be demolished. Is that really true? Are all the other historic building to go ? - I will try and |
| Topic: Par Consols Adit? | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 22/03/2013 10:29:23
Subject: Par Consols Adit?
Stuey did you mention this to Ian? He might know... |
| Topic: Kernow – Community Action Pollution (K-CAP) | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England Posted: 19/03/2013 07:12:26 Subject: Kernow – Community Action Pollution (K-CAP) [quote="somersetminer"]what the article is missing is any reference at all to readings being taken at the vents, it seems to be implying that the levels there would be higher than background radiation |
| Topic: US Army Landfill in cornwall. | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 18/03/2013 14:59:35
Subject: US Army Landfill in cornwall.
Likewise there are stories of old Military equipment at the bottom of some of the older mica dams and flooded clay pits. All I know for sure is that many locals would chuck a mattress down |
| Topic: Pendarves Estate Archive Auction | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England Posted: 16/03/2013 21:25:00 Subject: Pendarves Estate Archive Auction The maps seem to worth more than accounts pages ! maybe worth a few low bids on some stuff...thanks for link |
| Topic: St Austell/Par coastal area. | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England Posted: 27/02/2013 06:56:37 Subject: St Austell/Par coastal area. Will ask around at work, if anyone knows about these adits, I will send you a PM with contact details. Not sure there are any underground explorers at work, but a few mining history and mineral enthus |
| Topic: cligga head Map | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England Posted: 26/02/2013 20:16:11 Subject: cligga head Map Thanks Roy & Roy - the video gave an impression of a complex of tunnels with all the cross-cuts, so probably wouldnt go down there unless I was with someone familiar with the mine and underground expl |
| Topic: cligga head Map | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 26/02/2013 07:33:02
Subject: cligga head Map
Watched a video of the SCMC Trip in the 1990's to Cligga yesterday, it seemed to be full of collapses that were just passable. Does anyone know what the situation is today re collapsed areas? |
| Topic: The first use of gunpowder in mining | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: Mining Methods & Techniques
Posted: 22/02/2013 12:31:34
Subject: The first use of gunpowder in mining
Recrystallised Gypsum and Calcium carbonate from mortar, render and plaster in damp cellars can look the same... I thought the saltpetre in old cellars was due to the proximity of old privi |
| Topic: south crofty progress | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 22/02/2013 08:15:45
Subject: south crofty progress
Thanks.. somehow I think the road past warriors will be a no go for a few months soon... It maybe a good place for South Crofty to dump any underground waste material for a few months as wel |
| Topic: south crofty progress | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 22/02/2013 07:27:40
Subject: south crofty progress
[quote="Knocker"]Current progress as I understand: - 2. WUM have in the last few days cleared the brush around Gossan Shaft (Behind New East Shaft), I would speculate that this is the target for |
| Topic: south crofty progress | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England Posted: 21/02/2013 07:48:30 Subject: south crofty progress I spoke to a current "CSM" (Exeter) Student doing mining eng. a few weeks ago, who said there were opportunities to earn significant money in South Australia (I guess around the Olympic Dam area) .. h |
| Topic: Yesterdays Witness - Levant | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 21/02/2013 07:21:48
Subject: Yesterdays Witness - Levant
You may have seen this but something on the Pathe site - is it any good? http://www.britishpathe.com/video/cornish-tin-mine-disaster I think you have to pay for the film and there is n |
| Topic: south crofty progress | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 21/02/2013 07:03:01
Subject: south crofty progress
Another source of info is the planning dept: http://planning.cornwall.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do;jsessionid=EFF04BAB5BF311B9308CBC649943ADA4?action=firstPage |
| Topic: south crofty progress | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 20/02/2013 21:15:48
Subject: south crofty progress
A lot of recent stuff is published on Celeste Copper website. For example: http://www.celestecopper.com/20130131_assays.pdf |
| Topic: The first use of gunpowder in mining | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: Mining Methods & Techniques Posted: 18/02/2013 19:20:41 Subject: The first use of gunpowder in mining The fuse must have been important as well, I expect floors were often wet, so pouring a trail on the floor may have been a no go. I remember being taught aboout hollow feathers during my explosive cou |
| Topic: Is large scale tin mining on the verge of a return in Cornwall? | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England Posted: 07/02/2013 08:00:07 Subject: Is large scale tin mining on the verge of a return in Cornwall? I know from student work I did that the banks of the red river and deposits near to the sea have a high alum content as South Crofty used it as a flocculant to keep the water clear(ish). But guess it |
| Topic: Is large scale tin mining on the verge of a return in Cornwall? | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 07/02/2013 07:11:44
Subject: Is large scale tin mining on the verge of a return in Cornwall?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-21358389 Link to the full article above re Surfers against Sewage.... What is also of interest is the mention that Dolcoath lost mos |
| Topic: The Doctor and the Daleks go mine exploring | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 26/01/2013 19:45:45 Subject: The Doctor and the Daleks go mine exploring More surprisingly in 2150 the 1960's Bedford van has made a comeback...but generally in the future according to sci fi films, they will have lasers capable of blowing up planets, but all mining will b |
| Topic: To anyone who has seen the film "The Hobbit an Unexpected Journey" | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 04/01/2013 21:11:29
Subject: To anyone who has seen the film
and the adits are full of strange thin creatures asking about "my precious" |
| Topic: Wheal Harriett or Dolcoath | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 03/01/2013 20:48:35
Subject: Wheal Harriett or Dolcoath
Updated Photos as requested [flink]Personal-Album-1369-Image-82463[lpic]Personal-Album-1369-Image-82463[/lpic][/flink] [flink]Personal-Album-1369-Image-82464[lpic]Personal-Album-1369-I |
| Topic: whats under my house | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England Posted: 01/01/2013 18:50:32 Subject: whats under my house Went there 2 weeks ago and updated the topic. But now I have a new Digital camera will go down there and update the photos maybe tomorrow or Thursday. |
| Topic: whats under my house | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England Posted: 01/01/2013 13:14:22 Subject: whats under my house Had a mining survey done in 2000 and found it rather disappointing (but expected) as it told us very little we didnt already know (being above Dolcoath) and as pointed out all mining surveys mention t |
| Topic: Wheal Harriett or Dolcoath | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 17/12/2012 20:33:32
Subject: Wheal Harriett or Dolcoath
[quote="Knocker"]I loved the quotes in the newspaper last week, which basically sums up as: - "oh hell, we really have no idea how big this thing really is, quick cover it up and cross our |
| Topic: Wheal Harriett or Dolcoath | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 17/12/2012 19:06:39 Subject: Wheal Harriett or Dolcoath Just an update, all the barrier fencing has gone, the site is now accessible, although the area around the shafts is behind a small wooden fence and a gravel path has been laid, whole area rather mudd |
| Topic: Miners in Kensington and Chelsea | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 17/12/2012 18:55:25 Subject: Miners in Kensington and Chelsea There maybe some consulting Mining engineers, although would be surprised if they would base themselves in Kensington. Unlike some consultants, mining consultancy is a somewhat critical task and so ma |
| Topic: Anyone fancy going Ghost Hunting at a Secret Mine? £17.50 | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England Posted: 11/12/2012 20:30:42 Subject: Anyone fancy going Ghost Hunting at a Secret Mine? £17.50 Ding Dong had a long reputation as spook central as far as Cornish mines were concerned. Anyone been there? |
| Topic: Information required if possible | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: Hello, I'm new around here...
Posted: 11/12/2012 20:25:42
Subject: Information required if possible
What sort of info are you looking for? Several of us have access to old mining maps, Dines and Hamilton Jenkins books/maps. When you say ecology are you looking to find out what was mined (other |
| Topic: Anyone fancy going Ghost Hunting at a Secret Mine? £17.50 | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 10/12/2012 07:45:50
Subject: Anyone fancy going Ghost Hunting at a Secret Mine? £17.50
Pretty sure the "formal morgue" with an engine house behind it is the Pengegon institute, a well known Ghost hotspot. Although its frequent use for kids parties and other activities as well as re |
| Topic: Crofty Headgear "makeover" | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 27/11/2012 10:35:39
Subject: Crofty Headgear
Hopefully all the stuff not reqd by Crofty could be preserved in situ or at least stored / given away to a museum (KEM?) |
| Topic: Crofty Headgear "makeover" | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 27/11/2012 06:52:06
Subject: Crofty Headgear "makeover"
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/South-Crofty-s-Iconic-Headframe-Makeover/story-17427047-detail/story.html Years ago this was called "essential maintenance" ....now a makeover, I look forwar |
| Topic: Radnor shaft | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 22/11/2012 11:22:33
Subject: Radnor shaft
Looked like it was in the hedge in a field near the Clubhouse. Underneath a large clump of Gorse and heather. As open shafts are rare, I did wonder if you'd been down it. I guess with all |
| Topic: Radnor shaft | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: South West England
Posted: 21/11/2012 21:33:02
Subject: Radnor shaft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-20435163 My best guess is an old shaft east of Wheal Peevor / west part of great northdowns mine...I expect the access to the shaft has now bee |
| Topic: Pump engine on TV. | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 14/11/2012 14:59:49
Subject: Pump engine on TV.
Therefore would they start the engine with the piston at the top of the cylinder to get the max pull from the vacuum? Once moving would the weight of the rods assist in pulling in the steam |
| Topic: Pump engine on TV. | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat
Posted: 14/11/2012 12:41:19
Subject: Pump engine on TV.
Have a look here.... http://www.animatedengines.com/newcomen.html The weight of the rod pulls steam into the cylinder (I think wikipedia says this as well)...due to the simple co |
| Topic: Pump engine on TV. | |
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Dolcoathguy |
Forum: General Chat Posted: 13/11/2012 12:37:50 Subject: Pump engine on TV. It focussed significantly on how to make bricks to line the boiler rather than go into great detail on how the Newcomen engine worked and its pros (better than water wheels) and cons (gobbled loads of |
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