Posts by Peter Burgess

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Author	Message
Topic: Coin finds in mines and quarries
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 08/07/2014 21:44:25 Subject: Coin finds in mines and quarries Not really! We get so few datable finds in the older Surrey quarries that even finding ONE coin would be great. The most I have managed recently was a 1982 20p piece.
Topic: Coin finds in mines and quarries
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 08/07/2014 21:17:42 Subject: Coin finds in mines and quarries It occurred to me the other day that I have never heard of finds of coins in old mines or quarries. I can understand why they might be rare, since miners and quarrymen might not carry much cash around
Topic: Candidate for a Darwin award
Peter Burgess	Forum: SRT Equipment & Training Posted: 04/07/2014 20:44:00 Subject: Candidate for a Darwin award Silly Tamarmole. All you do, is lend it someone else and watch.
Topic: Cwmorthin vandalism AGAIN
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 04/07/2014 08:36:02 Subject: Cwmorthin vandalism AGAIN Isn't the internet a wonderful place? Now I know the most convenient tool to buy should I ever need to cut metal in a remote place. But I imagine anyone intent on doing this would work it out anyway.
Topic: How dangerous is mine exploration?
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 03/07/2014 15:36:49 Subject: How dangerous is mine exploration? [quote="christwigg"]I think this is halfway to being a valuable artefact now. [photo]Smallcleugh-Lead-Mine-User-Album-Image-75940[/photo][/quote]Halfway to being an anonymous pile of rust,
Topic: Cwmorthin vandalism AGAIN
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 03/07/2014 09:58:08 Subject: Cwmorthin vandalism AGAIN [quote="rufenig"][b]I.M.H.O.[/b] It would be usefull if someone could copy this onto Uk Caving. This is an issue for ALL to see and be aware of. [/quote]Done.
Topic: The Keep
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 02/07/2014 12:47:39 Subject: The Keep Is that dodgy Krautrock or dodgy forum?
Topic: Caption this!
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 01/07/2014 11:11:27 Subject: Caption this! Prof Pillinger's first Mars lander prototype discovered lying in a field complete with test pilot.
Topic: Caption this!
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 30/06/2014 15:48:21 Subject: Caption this! Having been banned from the trip due to an appalling choice of wetsuit/boat colour combination, he resorted to playing in the garden. Not to mention the white gloves!
Topic: Caption this!
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 30/06/2014 15:45:53 Subject: Caption this! The sinking boat problem on the CRTT was kicked into the long grass.
Topic: Caption this!
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 30/06/2014 14:55:28 Subject: Caption this! Noah tries out his first prototype Ark. He won't be caught napping when sea levels start to rise.
Topic: Cissbury flint mines
Peter Burgess	Forum: South East England Posted: 23/06/2014 10:32:35 Subject: Cissbury flint mines Had a good look around this site yesterday. Here is a detailed account of the flint mining process as used at Cissbury. http://www.sussexarch.org.uk/saaf/cissbury.html
Topic: Gleision Colliery accident 15/09/2011
Peter Burgess	Forum: South Wales Posted: 19/06/2014 23:48:45 Subject: Gleision Colliery accident 15/09/2011 For a criminal conviction, there has to be no reasonable doubt of guilt. This was not a civil action. Justice has been done whether some like it or not. There are no better alternatives that I am awar
Topic: Pumping the polluted water from mines
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 05/06/2014 09:40:58 Subject: Pumping the polluted water from mines Politics is like food. Some is good for you, some is bad. Some tastes great. Some makes you want to throw up. Nobody likes it forced down your throat. But you can't live without it.
Topic: Pumping the polluted water from mines
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 04/06/2014 18:37:46 Subject: Pumping the polluted water from mines [quote="Drillbilly."][quote="Peter Burgess"]I don't shy away from politics. Only yours. ;-)[/quote] Do I strike you as being a swivel eyed Ukipper? [img]http://www.aditnow.co.uk/images/emot
Topic: Pumping the polluted water from mines
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 04/06/2014 15:17:35 Subject: Pumping the polluted water from mines I don't shy away from politics. Only yours. ;-)
Topic: Four-person zip line 113 kmph thrills
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 04/06/2014 13:59:08 Subject: Four-person zip line 113 kmph thrills Is there a repository for soiled underwear?
Topic: Web site problem 2nd June
Peter Burgess	Forum: Site Updates, Suggestions & Corrections Posted: 02/06/2014 22:09:01 Subject: Web site problem 2nd June Good grief. See what you have started...... :angel:
Topic: Web site problem 2nd June
Peter Burgess	Forum: Site Updates, Suggestions & Corrections Posted: 02/06/2014 19:13:53 Subject: Web site problem 2nd June No - don't bother. Really. Please don't. :lol:
Topic: Wrong Entry!
Peter Burgess	Forum: Site Updates, Suggestions & Corrections Posted: 31/05/2014 22:45:32 Subject: Wrong Entry! Bet you say that to all the girls!
Topic: AAAAAGHHEYAAHHHAWUAWUAWUAGHHH!
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 30/05/2014 11:33:24 Subject: AAAAAGHHEYAAHHHAWUAWUAWUAGHHH! Out of interest, do any of you get regular approaches from TV and film production companies, looking for suitable underground venues for filming?
Topic: Cornish Mining TV Series
Peter Burgess	Forum: South West England Posted: 28/05/2014 23:12:30 Subject: Cornish Mining TV Series I was thinking more Delabole and the North Coast cliff quarries.
Topic: Early cornish mine photography
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 28/05/2014 13:01:58 Subject: Early cornish mine photography [quote="JohnnearCfon"]He also did similar shots in Blaenau Ffestiniog.[/quote]... and the South Gloucestershire coalfield.
Topic: Cornish Mining TV Series
Peter Burgess	Forum: South West England Posted: 28/05/2014 09:23:29 Subject: Cornish Mining TV Series ... and slate and granite quarrying.
Topic: Stuff & Nonsence
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 27/05/2014 15:22:58 Subject: Stuff & Nonsensse Well, I'll be down that Surrey 'ole with me maddock breaking up the gob heaps tomorrow. :)
Topic: Stuff & Nonsence
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 27/05/2014 13:44:06 Subject: Stuff & Nonsense Well put, Trewillian. And it's not news either. I knew of this odd statistic quite some time ago.
Topic: Stuff & Nonsence
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 27/05/2014 13:15:48 Subject: Stuff & Nonsense There may be a lot of people employed in gravel extraction in Spelthorne for all I know, but some decades ago there were far, far more men employed in extracting and processing materials (I hesitate t
Topic: Cornwall trip and ancient mines in Cornwall
Peter Burgess	Forum: South West England Posted: 22/05/2014 08:47:37 Subject: Cornwall trip and ancient mines in Cornwall The recently published NAMHO proceedings from 2011 have a paper on early mining in the Tamar Valley area with maps and descriptions of what might be visible.
Topic: Penarth - Trolley vandalised
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 18/05/2014 20:46:13 Subject: Penarth - Trolley vandalised With the important consideration that I too know nothing about Penarth, and if it was some old club project, is it just possible that the person or group that made it have simply recovered something t
Topic: Chislehurst Chalk Mine
Peter Burgess	Forum: South East England Posted: 14/05/2014 09:36:15 Subject: Chislehurst Chalk Mine [quote="Tocsin"]The general public aren't interested in pick marks and pillar and stall methods; they want to hear cool-sounding stories in an unusual setting.[/quote]I disagree. We provide a 45 to 50
Topic: Gear review BMS Long micro rack
Peter Burgess	Forum: SRT Equipment & Training Posted: 09/05/2014 10:26:30 Subject: Gear review BMS Long micro rack Is the difference in thermal conductivity between aluminium and stainless steel an important factor when deciding which is preferred?
Topic: CCC Newsletter - conservation and access article
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 08/05/2014 11:52:57 Subject: CCC Newsletter - conservation and access article I found this today: http://www.cambriancavingcouncil.org.uk/pdf/newsletters/May2014.pdf There is a detailed article on conservation and access in it. It is highly relevant to min
Topic: Strange graffiti
Peter Burgess	Forum: Mining Methods & Techniques Posted: 06/05/2014 18:37:15 Subject: Strange graffiti Absolutely no idea, Joe - Sorry! :-[
Topic: How dangerous is mine exploration?
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 30/04/2014 18:25:27 Subject: How dangerous is mine exploration? Painted arrows are a potential danger in themselves. Was the culprit intent on marking the route IN or the route OUT? If you get it wrong following someone else's marks, you might be in deep do do's.
Topic: Strange graffiti
Peter Burgess	Forum: Mining Methods & Techniques Posted: 27/04/2014 19:47:40 Subject: Strange graffiti If someone can come up with a convincing interpretation of these marks it will be the fourth example for me of how something clarified in one region can explain something similar elsewhere. It was the
Topic: Strange graffiti
Peter Burgess	Forum: Mining Methods & Techniques Posted: 27/04/2014 16:40:14 Subject: Strange graffiti I can't comment on anything other than the photos I posted, but there are no chogholes in Chaldon - no cranes, and all stone blocks were small enough to be man-handled.
Topic: Strange graffiti
Peter Burgess	Forum: Mining Methods & Techniques Posted: 27/04/2014 14:18:01 Subject: Strange graffiti The third photo in the original query reminded me of this : [link]Chaldon-Firestone-Quarries-Sandstone-Quarry-User-Album-Image-93950[linkphoto]Chaldon-Firestone-Quarries-Sandstone-Quarry-Us
Topic: Strange graffiti
Peter Burgess	Forum: Mining Methods & Techniques Posted: 27/04/2014 13:07:48 Subject: Strange graffiti Here is one. I will look for more which are more like the ones first posted. [link]Chaldon-Firestone-Quarries-Sandstone-Quarry-User-Album-Image-30078[linkphoto]Chaldon-Firestone-Quarries-Sa
Topic: Strange graffiti
Peter Burgess	Forum: Mining Methods & Techniques Posted: 27/04/2014 10:13:07 Subject: Strange graffiti There are similar marks in the Chaldon quarries. I suggest these are specifically quarry-related, or at least pillar-and-stall workings related. If I can find some photos I will post them up.
Topic: Free online access to six-inch OS maps
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 28/03/2014 09:05:19 Subject: Free online access to six-inch OS maps That's very good! Free efficient access to good quality images! How long can it last?
Topic: Boats
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 27/03/2014 13:53:18 Subject: Boats [quote="sinker"][quote="Drillbilly."] Foam surfboards and a wetsuit are the way to go. [/quote] [link]Croesor-to-Rhosydd-Novelty-Inflatable-Trip-Image-85286[linkphot
Topic: Cwmorthin new edition just arrived
Peter Burgess	Forum: For Sale! (and wanted / for swap) Posted: 14/03/2014 15:53:10 Subject: Cwmorthin new edition just arrived Apologies for the long delay - I almost bit off more than I could chew, due to having other things to eat. ;D It's done now and I am glad it has worked out OK.
Topic: Pictures for commercial use
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 13/03/2014 11:44:09 Subject: Pictures for commercial use For a brief while, I just about managed to make my trips to South Wales pay for themselves on the back of the sales to others present of a book I wrote on Penwyllt. I doubt photos will be any more suc
Topic: Proposed Project
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 09/03/2014 19:48:12 Subject: Proposed Project It sounds like some nutty pie in the sky project dreamed up by someone in Westminster with no grasp of reality.
Topic: High Groundwater Levels
Peter Burgess	Forum: Exploration Chat Posted: 07/03/2014 22:15:24 Subject: High Groundwater Levels The Chaldon quarries have been more seriously flooded than I have ever seen. The last time was 2000/2001 I think, and nowhere did the water reach the roof. The lowest areas have been flooded to the ro
Topic: High Groundwater Levels
Peter Burgess	Forum: Exploration Chat Posted: 07/03/2014 18:39:08 Subject: High Groundwater Levels What have you witnessed in the last few months in the way of unusually high groundwater levels? Almost uniquely, we have the opportunity to directly witness water levels underground after all the high
Topic: Oh Gawd, not another one!
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 28/02/2014 19:10:05 Subject: Oh Gawd, not another one! One Show tonight - suggesting once again that these collapses are all natural! Why is there such a reluctance to state that the majority of these, particularly those recent ones in chalk country, are
Topic: What is your best mine explore - Cornwall
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 18/02/2014 20:42:39 Subject: What is your best mine explore - Cornwall My best mine exploration, or visit, was to the undersea sections of Levant, but that's not of much use to anyone looking for good places to visit now. :(
Topic: Denehole (?) under the M2
Peter Burgess	Forum: South East England Posted: 12/02/2014 09:06:22 Subject: Denehole (?) under the M2 As the subsidence will most likely have been caused by ground saturation, then the central reservation is the most obvious place for one of these to be discovered - where the water has the chance to s
Topic: Denehole (?) under the M2
Peter Burgess	Forum: South East England Posted: 11/02/2014 23:33:35 Subject: Denehole (?) under the M2 It looks likes one of the Doddington deneholes - probably one not known of until now. http://www.aditnow.co.uk/mines/Doddington-Denehole-Chalk-Mine/

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