Posts by Peter Burgess

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Author	Message
Topic: Effect of earthquakes on mine workings
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 15/02/2015 14:49:12 Subject: Effect of earthquakes on mine workings Here are some thoughts from Paul Sowan http://www.wcms.org.uk/cgi-bin/wcmsarchive.pl?archid=earthquakes_cq6
Topic: Dissertation help
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 26/01/2015 11:49:48 Subject: Dissertation help But the internet can be so slow. Sometimes it can take nearly SIX years to get a reply!
Topic: Camera advice
Peter Burgess	Forum: Mid Wales Posted: 15/01/2015 12:18:37 Subject: Camera advice ... and a tripod mount, but I guess most do these days. Or not?
Topic: Teardrop banners / feather flags
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 04/01/2015 21:02:06 Subject: Teardrop banners / feather flags We won't be buying another one. Limited effect on our volume of visitors I would say. Leafleting and online presence is far more effective.
Topic: Merry Christmas
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 24/12/2014 21:40:07 Subject: Merry Christmas Joyosi Noelimus. Yn deyus vobiscumbo.
Topic: Who had it the best?
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 22/12/2014 23:04:17 Subject: Who had it the best? In the 70s/80s for me, it was simply a case of collecting the various books for the region that I visited most frequently - Devon and Cornwall. Even so, we never really met up with many of the local e
Topic: Merstham Chalk Pit 1962 (photo)
Peter Burgess	Forum: South East England Posted: 22/12/2014 21:24:14 Subject: Merstham Chalk Pit 1962 (photo) The following press report describes the demonstration of dynamite at Merstham in 1868: [b]Cheshire Observer[/b] 25th July 1868 [u]A New Blasting Powder[/u] Some curious expe
Topic: BCA / CRoW
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 05/12/2014 08:26:23 Subject: BCA / CRoW That money, Droid, is yours and mine. Will the membership cost rise in due course?
Topic: BCA / CRoW
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 04/12/2014 13:18:25 Subject: BCA / CRoW Are the bits you refer to Common Land? I think that's often a basic criterion for inclusion.
Topic: BCA / CRoW
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 03/12/2014 15:36:24 Subject: BCA / CRoW I think we all appreciate the logic, but the points being made revolve around owners' instinctive reactions to being told what to do and what rules apply to their property by "officials".
Topic: BCA / CRoW
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 03/12/2014 14:41:58 Subject: BCA / CRoW I would always defer to someone with real and relevant experience on the ground, and what they judge to be the wise thing to do, than run with some idealist with some kind of revolutionary agenda to e
Topic: BCA / CRoW
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 03/12/2014 09:58:42 Subject: BCA / CRoW Or the bad seamstress's advice "As you sew, so shall ye rip".
Topic: BCA / CRoW
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 02/12/2014 18:57:22 Subject: BCA / CRoW Yes, I have always seen a difference in mindset between those who visit mines, and those who are only interested in caves. And the credit is on the mine explorer side, no doubt about it.
Topic: BCA / CRoW
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 02/12/2014 18:39:08 Subject: BCA / CRoW Droid: You are a naughty boy. I, on the other hand, am quite bemused to be accused of trolling when it suits the accuser, of course! :lol: We are, of course, quite safe here, where bickering NEVER hap
Topic: BCA / CRoW
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 02/12/2014 18:24:42 Subject: BCA / CRoW [quote="royfellows"]All the threads have been locked on UK Caving due to bickering. It looks like the new owners intend to keep the house in order :thumbsup:[/quote]They do indeed, and good
Topic: BCA / CRoW
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 01/12/2014 11:07:10 Subject: BCA / CRoW Shall I be cynical? Yes, why not. Voters in politics who try to educate themselves by listening to the arguments and statements of the various parties end up so disillusioned they vote for nobody, or
Topic: Giant sinkhole swallows up old mine
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 21/11/2014 11:31:55 Subject: Giant sinkhole swallows up old mine We've got a 40 acre underground lake I'll have you know.
Topic: Giant sinkhole swallows up old mine
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 21/11/2014 10:24:09 Subject: Giant sinkhole swallows up old mine The photos make the hole look larger than it is, since all those building are not large houses, but typical smallholding summer houses. Think footpaths and sheds, not streets and houses.
Topic: Godstone Quarries
Peter Burgess	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 20/11/2014 18:54:27 Subject: Godstone Quarries I look forward to hearing from you. :)
Topic: Godstone Quarries
Peter Burgess	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 20/11/2014 10:33:23 Subject: Godstone Quarries Excellent - be prepared to get muddy!
Topic: Godstone Quarries
Peter Burgess	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 20/11/2014 09:50:25 Subject: Godstone Quarries Oh dear - not open until April. There are other places to visit however. Happy to meet up. :thumbsup:
Topic: Godstone Quarries
Peter Burgess	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 20/11/2014 08:21:54 Subject: Godstone Quarries Have you tried contacting us directly? (WCMS, that is). Anyone with an interest in these workings is welcome to get in touch. I hope you can understand why we might not want to do this in public, on t
Topic: Sussex Bellpits
Peter Burgess	Forum: South East England Posted: 16/11/2014 20:05:49 Subject: Sussex Bellpits A fascinating account of bell-pits being worked in the early years of the 20th century. The article suggests that the First World War put an end to this method of extraction. Could this be the last pl
Topic: 19th century subterrranean photos
Peter Burgess	Forum: South East England Posted: 16/11/2014 16:24:33 Subject: 19th century subterrranean photos Thanks everyone. I have just contacted Chris H who will get back to me after he squeezes the next Descent out of the door. What I find interesting is how, in some respects, we have gone ful
Topic: 19th century subterrranean photos
Peter Burgess	Forum: South East England Posted: 15/11/2014 22:58:14 Subject: 19th century subterrranean photos Here is a further report of the same photographic experiment. [b]Cornishman, 10th October, 1878[/b] Penzance Subterranean Photography by Artificial Light Sa
Topic: 19th century subterrranean photos
Peter Burgess	Forum: South East England Posted: 15/11/2014 22:56:29 Subject: 19th century subterrranean photos [b]Cornishman, 3rd October, 1878[/b] Subterranean Photography We fancy we have heard something about the reproducing by photographs of some of our levels, vughs, or workings, but
Topic: Quarry in BBC comet news article
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 12/11/2014 13:47:58 Subject: Quarry in BBC comet news article Well, NOT Welsh slatey - a chance it might be German slatey, I suppose.
Topic: Any Ideas What This Is?
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 04/11/2014 13:36:01 Subject: Any Ideas What This Is? [quote="inbye"]Said I'd post this when I came across it & just found it sorting thro' some mining stuff. [link]Personal-Album-1583-Image-97504[linkphoto]Personal-Album-1583-Image-97504[/lin
Topic: Working Mines
Peter Burgess	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 31/10/2014 14:40:14 Subject: Working Mines Yes - Mr. China may have something to look at round our way some time. Very useful chappie.
Topic: Swan / Kingsdown information - help!
Peter Burgess	Forum: South West England Posted: 08/10/2014 11:46:56 Subject: Swan / Kingsdown information - help! Is it listed in Hunt's, early 1860s?
Topic: Filming Location - Mine/Cave
Peter Burgess	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 01/10/2014 10:15:49 Subject: Filming Location - Mine/Cave Phil has already discussed the options on sites in Surrey with us.
Topic: Wheal Tehidy near Redruth, Cornwall
Peter Burgess	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 19/09/2014 12:15:44 Subject: Wheal Tehidy near Redruth, Cornwall Maybe he got lost looking for Wheal Tehidy. :lol:
Topic: BBC News - Glyn Ceiriog cottage for sale - complete with a cave
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 19/09/2014 11:22:50 Subject: BBC News - Glyn Ceiriog cottage for sale - complete with a cave I was more making the point that things like street cobbles, wall coping stones, etc etc all had to be carved out of the ground by hard-working men in the back of beyond, and now they are just part of
Topic: BBC News - Glyn Ceiriog cottage for sale - complete with a cave
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 19/09/2014 10:53:06 Subject: BBC News - Glyn Ceiriog cottage for sale - complete with a cave There is so much solid infrastructure still around and rarely does anyone think about where it came from. A bit like food.
Topic: BBC News - Glyn Ceiriog cottage for sale - complete with a cave
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 18/09/2014 19:55:46 Subject: BBC News - Glyn Ceiriog cottage for sale - complete with a cave I thought the setts used for paving half the UK's city streets came down that valley ... that may be a slight exaggeration.
Topic: BBC News - Glyn Ceiriog cottage for sale - complete with a cave
Peter Burgess	Forum: North Wales Posted: 18/09/2014 19:27:44 Subject: BBC News - Glyn Ceiriog cottage for sale - complete with a cave I hardly think that the local "granite" was called this because of it's mineral composition. It will have been called "granite" simply because it is hard and heavy, as John says. Stonesfield slates ar
Topic: Autonomous headlamp design enquiry
Peter Burgess	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 15/09/2014 15:17:20 Subject: Autonomous headlamp design enquiry If you improve the lamp efficiency too much, people will forget how to charge up the batteries.
Topic: Filming location - Mine/Cave
Peter Burgess	Forum: South East England Posted: 11/09/2014 21:00:56 Subject: Filming location - Mine/Cave Possibly. Contact enquiries [ at ] wcms.org.uk as we have facilitated TV/film production in a couple of locations in Surrey. Depends on what you want to do.
Topic: anyone identify this
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 05/09/2014 15:05:53 Subject: anyone identify this Sounds good to me. I was thinking tinderbox, but the shape is probably wrong for that.
Topic: anyone identify this
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 05/09/2014 14:58:56 Subject: anyone identify this Would your squibs fit in one of those? Isn't a Marmite jar easier?
Topic: anyone identify this
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 05/09/2014 13:45:47 Subject: anyone identify this When I see really old metal objects, I do wonder whether you are simply looking at the metal part of something else, where all the wooden bits are long gone, either because it broke off and was chucke
Topic: Carbis bay mine shafts
Peter Burgess	Forum: South West England Posted: 04/09/2014 09:12:00 Subject: Carbis bay mine shafts The general concept of sharing information is laudable. And by and large it is of little consequence. Sometimes, you do have to use some common sense, however. Put yourself in th
Topic: Carbis bay mine shafts
Peter Burgess	Forum: South West England Posted: 01/09/2014 15:27:01 Subject: Carbis bay mine shafts The best policy I believe, when receiving property-related requests, is to ONLY deal with the property owners or occupiers. Providing advice or information that could affect property values or sale pr
Topic: Looking for lecturer
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 28/08/2014 14:54:14 Subject: Looking for lecturer Shame on you all for turning what appears to be a genuine request into a silly squabble and rant about nothing of any relevance at all.
Topic: Access to mines under the CRoW Act
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 27/08/2014 08:51:01 Subject: Access to mines under the CRoW Act [quote="Vanoord"]I suspect that workings which have laid dormant for 142 years and are still accessible are probably not going to be that commonly found![/quote]Well, they do exist, but the ones I am
Topic: Access to mines under the CRoW Act
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 25/08/2014 19:21:38 Subject: Access to mines under the CRoW Act Jason - sorry old chap - you are totally wrong about any "motive" I may have had posting this. In fact I can't understand how you could come to such a conclusion - we have never met, we have never dis
Topic: Old Ordnance Survey Maps
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 20/08/2014 11:19:12 Subject: Old Ordnance Survey Maps I wish there was a Streetview option on these old online OS maps! ;D
Topic: Access to mines under the CRoW Act
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 20/08/2014 11:02:29 Subject: Access to mines under Freedom of Access Legislation [quote="royfellows"]Back to the thread, and a pertinent question. Is this likely to go anywhere and will anything useful come out of it? [/quote] Yes, and No. In that order. ::)
Topic: Access to mines under the CRoW Act
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 20/08/2014 10:40:21 Subject: Access to mines under Freedom of Access Legislation Brief? :lol: No comment - I might agree with what you say, but we've heard all this before elsewhere!
Topic: Access to mines under the CRoW Act
Peter Burgess	Forum: General Chat Posted: 20/08/2014 09:42:36 Subject: Access to mines under Freedom of Access Legislation I will repeat again that I am not interesting in arguing about Open Access rights and wrongs, just would like to point out that people are putting mines into the same basket as caves, whereas up to no

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