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royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 05/10/2015 22:38:39 Reply \| Quote Morlock wrote: I've had a feeling for some time that the steep path to the north of Dinas Rock was much too well engineered to be 'just a path', seems the answer may have been lurking in my PC for a while! (click image to open full size image in new window) Thinking about this. The upper entrances are in a gulley beyond where the path divides for a second time before you descend to the front entrance. Its level ground to the start of the descent to the car park. The gulley would be the old tramway. I need to take a look at the top of internal incline where it breaks to day as well. -- ...power is not physical strength, it comes from a lack of intent, an absence of mind, and is generated at the Hara which must be ones centre of gravity. IP: 88.105.243.184
Peter Burgess Joined: 01/07/2008 Location: Merstham. Or is it Godstone ...... ? View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 06/10/2015 08:37:36 Reply \| Quote I believe there are two internal inclines. One with the remains of a winder, and which seems to have been created to lower stone to the main level that comes out near the river, and the other is older and may have been worked in a different way. I imagine the older one has some connection with the stuff up on top. -- There isn't enough time! IP: 195.89.37.70
Morlock Joined: 31/07/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 06/10/2015 13:52:17 Reply \| Quote There appear to be three inclines if you include the one the divers use? -- Mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence.... IP: 31.49.5.42
Peter Burgess Joined: 01/07/2008 Location: Merstham. Or is it Godstone ...... ? View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 06/10/2015 14:34:13 Reply \| Quote Indeed. Forgot that one. I don't use it! -- There isn't enough time! IP: 195.89.37.70
royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 06/10/2015 14:39:20 Reply \| Quote Presumably the other above water one is the slight increase in gradient over to the left as you go in from the main entrance? -- ...power is not physical strength, it comes from a lack of intent, an absence of mind, and is generated at the Hara which must be ones centre of gravity. IP: 88.105.243.184
Morlock Joined: 31/07/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 06/10/2015 14:45:17 Reply \| Quote In very dry spells one can get a bit further down it and swim to the blank end of next heading down (click image to open full size image in new window) -- Mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence.... IP: 31.49.5.42
Morlock Joined: 31/07/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 06/10/2015 14:57:50 Reply \| Quote royfellows wrote: Presumably the other above water one is the slight increase in gradient over to the left as you go in from the main entrance If you walk to a point between the the 2nd and 3rd down dip passages on the right, (after the one the divers use) it appears to branch off at a slight angle to the left. After a left turn up dip it is then straight up to one of the top entrances. -- Mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence.... IP: 31.49.5.42 Edited: 06/10/2015 14:59:36 by Morlock
royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 06/10/2015 15:01:40 Reply \| Quote Thanks. I had noticed that but didn't think of it as an incline. Next visit I am going to have good root about on the surface above the mine. You are very familiar with the place. Our mineral area extends as far north as Swyg yr Eria waterfall, is there anything else on our area, mines quarries, trials or whatever. The map is bit on the poor side, as soon as get a better one from Land Registry I will try to upload a better one to our website. Oh, and somewhere I picked up on the web that there is an old mine passage near to the car park, you sort of drop down into it. Martyn Farr discovered it. I have emailed him but no answer yet, I will ask him about it when I see him. -- ...power is not physical strength, it comes from a lack of intent, an absence of mind, and is generated at the Hara which must be ones centre of gravity. IP: 88.105.243.184 Edited: 06/10/2015 15:03:48 by royfellows
Morlock Joined: 31/07/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 06/10/2015 15:23:27 Reply \| Quote royfellows wrote: Oh, and somewhere I picked up on the web that there is an old mine passage near to the car park, you sort of drop down into it. Martyn Farr discovered it. I have emailed him but no answer yet, I will ask him about it when I see him. I would suspect you are referring to 'Blue Dinas' which was discovered by Martyn, the entrance was a much smaller drop down affair in those days. Can you post the mineral rights map link again? -- Mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence.... IP: 31.49.5.42 Edited: 06/10/2015 15:24:21 by Morlock
royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 06/10/2015 15:33:32 Reply \| Quote Thanks again, I never knew this! Of course nowadays the friendly landowner.......... The mineral area is on here under "Upper Dinas Silica Mine" but poor, I cant really do better as yet. This was taken from a report supplied by the vendor and is all I have as yet. http://www.aditnow.co.uk/SuperSize/Craig-Y-Ddinas-Mineral-Estate-Owned-By-Natural-Amenities-Ltd_102260/ -- ...power is not physical strength, it comes from a lack of intent, an absence of mind, and is generated at the Hara which must be ones centre of gravity. IP: 88.105.243.184
Morlock Joined: 31/07/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 06/10/2015 15:43:03 Reply \| Quote Cilhepste for starters @ SN92165 09038 Edit: IIRC this mine has had some discussion on here, can't find it yet though! -- Mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence.... IP: 31.49.5.42 Edited: 06/10/2015 16:01:16 by Morlock
royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 07/10/2015 10:08:49 Reply \| Quote I have put this together from the plans. (click image to open full size image in new window) Can anyone name the buildings please. Mystery, the footbridge on the plans if different position to that shown on the Ordnance Survey which corresponds with the present one. Any ideas? -- ...power is not physical strength, it comes from a lack of intent, an absence of mind, and is generated at the Hara which must be ones centre of gravity. IP: 88.105.243.184
Morlock Joined: 31/07/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 08/10/2015 14:55:38 Reply \| Quote IIRC there is a short walled up loop tunnel on the flat portion of the track to the north of Dinas Rock. Maybe I'm confuseing it with somewhere else though! -- Mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence.... IP: 109.147.193.121
rhychydwr Joined: 09/06/2007 Location: Cwmparc, Rhondda, South Wales, UK. View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 08/10/2015 16:04:47 Reply \| Quote The buildings could be part of the long closed down Gunpowder factory. -- Cutting coal in my spare time. IP: 82.71.20.254
Peter Burgess Joined: 01/07/2008 Location: Merstham. Or is it Godstone ...... ? View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 08/10/2015 16:32:02 Reply \| Quote Almost certainly not part of the GP works -- There isn't enough time! IP: 195.89.37.70
royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 08/10/2015 16:35:13 Reply \| Quote Morlock wrote: IIRC there is a short walled up loop tunnel on the flat portion of the track to the north of Dinas Rock. Maybe I'm confuseing it with somewhere else though! I will take a look next visit, but cant say I've noticed anything. -- ...power is not physical strength, it comes from a lack of intent, an absence of mind, and is generated at the Hara which must be ones centre of gravity. IP: 88.105.243.184
Morlock Joined: 31/07/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 08/10/2015 17:24:17 Reply \| Quote royfellows wrote: I will take a look next visit, but cant say I've noticed anything. It would appear memory fails me, the tunnel is at the gunpowder works but on the right side of the river. (click image to open full size image in new window) -- Mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence.... IP: 109.147.193.121
royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 08/10/2015 20:26:03 Reply \| Quote Seen it! -- ...power is not physical strength, it comes from a lack of intent, an absence of mind, and is generated at the Hara which must be ones centre of gravity. IP: 88.105.243.184
Morlock Joined: 31/07/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 10/10/2015 18:38:37 Reply \| Quote Best I could do with 'phone camera as almost illegible with magnifying glass. Missed the 'T' out in stores. Edit: the Word below the Compressors and next to the track is 'Winch'. (click image to open full size image in new window) -- Mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence.... IP: 31.48.99.239 Edited: 10/10/2015 18:43:53 by Morlock
royfellows Joined: 13/06/2007 Location: Great Wyrley near Walsall View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Access at Craig Y Ddinas silica mine Posted: 10/10/2015 20:19:56 Reply \| Quote Thanks a million. I can put legends on my little drawing! Is the loco, "the loco" or the "loco shed" do you think? -- ...power is not physical strength, it comes from a lack of intent, an absence of mind, and is generated at the Hara which must be ones centre of gravity. IP: 88.105.243.184

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