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Breeze Joined: 07/06/2012 Location: Burton On Trent View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 17:12:33 Reply \| Quote HI Guys I found some neat images on google and I can't find location for the place in question. Does any one know where this place is located please. Here are some images I found http://i47.tinypic.com/2lavwhs.jpg http://i45.tinypic.com/1c18p.jpg http://i47.tinypic.com/4iggg1.jpg http://i45.tinypic.com/29mr2pg.jpg Thanks for any help you can provide I also want to know if its safe for me to explore there as I'm new to all this and as I noticed some mines are big no no to explore and I don't want this to be 1 of them. Thanks Breeze Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. IP: 90.205.7.218 Edited: 12/06/2012 17:13:50 by Breeze
Dr J Joined: 26/09/2006 Location: Reading View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 17:22:45 Reply \| Quote No idea where the first two pics are taken, but the last 2 images are from a slate mine outside Blaneau Ffestiniog-def a no-go as the owners are currently un-topping the mine by virtue of large amounts of explosives and heavy plant... A very much active site where you wouldn't be popular if caught... J -- The road to success is closed for re-surfacing, please follow diversion! IP: 80.254.146.4
Breeze Joined: 07/06/2012 Location: Burton On Trent View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 17:30:31 Reply \| Quote Thanks for that info J I wonder if first 2 pics are available for visit -- Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. IP: 90.205.7.218
SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 17:36:20 Reply \| Quote Hi Breeze The first one is the Stwlan dam above Blaenau Ffestiniog. Owned by First Hydro. To the top right of the photo the tips of Moelwyn slate mine are visible. I think this one is all grilled and gated. A walker died in there a good number of years ago. The mountain on the left is Moelwyn Bach, the mountain on the right is Moelwyn Mawr. You can see a packhorse track on the bank of Moelwyn Bach in that photo. Beyond the coll between the two mountains is a tramway leading to the Pant Mawr and Fron Boeth slate mines, and the Fron Boeth tunnel. All good stuff The second photo I have no idea but I guess it's some sort of culvert / access for the supply to the powerstation. If you're into drains stick to storm drains unless you want to find yourself generating the power to boil somebody's kettle in Blaenau The last two are a Blaenau mine, as J says, on private land. There are plenty of accessible slate mines within that area; Cwmorthin, Rhosydd, Croesor (small explore unless using SRT / boats), Wrysgan, Conglog, Fron Boeth, Pant Mawr etc. etc. -- Half the lies you tell ain't true IP: 95.147.207.55 Edited: 12/06/2012 17:37:21 by SimonRL
Breeze Joined: 07/06/2012 Location: Burton On Trent View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 17:45:10 Reply \| Quote Thank you for that info Simon I just search for old mine images in UK on google and try find to see if its near me to visit or not as I have loads and loads of free tine and I love exploring old tunnels or caves or mines. Thanks again for your reply I'm sure I will find something near me -- Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. IP: 90.205.7.218
JohnnearCfon Joined: 22/12/2005 Location: Sir Caernarfon View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 17:52:04 Reply \| Quote Have you tried the OS grid square search facility on here? IP: 78.144.87.137 Edited: 12/06/2012 17:52:26 by JohnnearCfon
Breeze Joined: 07/06/2012 Location: Burton On Trent View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 17:54:01 Reply \| Quote HI John To be Fair I don't even know what that is lol or where it located or what it does. Sorry. -- Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. IP: 90.205.7.218 Edited: 12/06/2012 17:54:44 by Breeze
JohnnearCfon Joined: 22/12/2005 Location: Sir Caernarfon View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 17:58:47 Reply \| Quote Top right of home page (and this page) you will see various search options. One is "OS Landranger sheet" with a drop down for the two letter codes for each OS grid area. Find out what (large) grid square you are in and use the drop down to show mines within that large grid square. Note - if you are near to the edge of one large grid square you will have to look at the adjacent area too. IP: 78.144.87.137
SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 17:59:36 Reply \| Quote Breeze wrote: HI John To be Fair I don't even know what that is lol or where it located or what it does. Sorry. Lists mines by sheet on an OS map, e.g. everything on the SH sheet: http://www.aditnow.co.uk/mines-quarries-os-landranger/SH/ Click on a mine name to go to its home page and you'll find all the albums and a Google map. -- Half the lies you tell ain't true IP: 95.147.207.55
JohnnearCfon Joined: 22/12/2005 Location: Sir Caernarfon View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 18:01:10 Reply \| Quote I forgot to say, once you have selected the two letter drop down you need to press [search]. IP: 78.144.87.137
Morlock Joined: 31/07/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 18:02:03 Reply \| Quote Breeze wrote: HI John To be Fair I don't even know what that is lol or where it located or what it does. Sorry. Read this lot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance_Survey_National_Grid IP: 86.9.237.7
Breeze Joined: 07/06/2012 Location: Burton On Trent View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 18:11:00 Reply \| Quote Sorry to ask a noob question but how do I know which OS I belong to ? I'm in burton on trent near Derby so which OS would I need for that ? Thanks for all the replys guys this is helping me loads as I said in my other threads I'm new to all this so every help is appreciated -- Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. IP: 90.205.7.218
SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 18:13:16 Reply \| Quote Have a look at the wiki link in Morlock's last post... it explains it all. Here's the grid: -- Half the lies you tell ain't true IP: 95.147.207.55
JohnnearCfon Joined: 22/12/2005 Location: Sir Caernarfon View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 18:19:26 Reply \| Quote SK I think! Try it and see. IP: 78.144.87.137
Vanoord Joined: 28/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 18:29:54 Reply \| Quote Which OS grid square has the most mines? I'd take a guess at SW? -- Filling space until a new signature comes along... IP: 81.130.67.131 Edited: 12/06/2012 18:31:11 by Vanoord
Breeze Joined: 07/06/2012 Location: Burton On Trent View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 19:07:11 Reply \| Quote I figured out I'm between SK and SP :D now I'm going trough the list see which one looks promising Thanks for the info -- Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. IP: 90.205.7.218
Trewillan Joined: 21/02/2012 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 19:25:15 Reply \| Quote Vanoord wrote: Which OS grid square has the most mines? I'd take a guess at SW? Would you include Bell Pits in the shallow coalfields in your definition of a mine? IP: 2.97.0.182
droid Joined: 31/10/2010 Location: Tamworth View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 19:39:34 Reply \| Quote Vanoord wrote: Which OS grid square has the most mines? I'd take a guess at SW? Mine would be SK. Pun intended IP: 86.20.198.141
exspelio Joined: 02/05/2012 Location: peak district View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 19:52:24 Reply \| Quote droid wrote: Vanoord wrote: Which OS grid square has the most mines? I'd take a guess at SW? Mine would be SK. Pun intended Mine too, Peak District and Notts/Derbys coalfield IP: 87.127.158.157
NewStuff Joined: 26/07/2010 Location: NE Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Does any one know where this is located and is it safe to visit ? Posted: 12/06/2012 23:17:54 Reply \| Quote I would imagine whatever square(s) cover Halkyn/Eclusham (SJ?) would be fairly high up any list. -- In your mines, Taking your pictures... IP: 109.224.135.253

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