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Trevithick Joined: 15/11/2010 Location: Camborne View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Monkton Farleigh. Posted: 17/11/2010 20:43:17 Reply \| Quote I've started the inevitable posting of some pics, more to come as time allows. http://www.aditnow.co.uk/album/Monkton-Farleigh-Stone-Mine-Limestone-Mine-Archive-Album/ Enjoy T -- The older I get the better I was ! IP: 90.217.52.2
SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Monkton Farleigh. Posted: 17/11/2010 21:33:58 Reply \| Quote Hi Trevithick and welcome to the site some fantastic shots uploaded there, many thanks for sharing them. Generator photo is amazing. Were these all taken around '85? (click image to open full size image in new window) -- indicative of the type of individual found at the periphery of a fringe activity IP: 95.148.103.43
Edd Joined: 02/07/2008 Location: Alderley Edge View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Monkton Farleigh. Posted: 17/11/2010 21:34:25 Reply \| Quote Tis a shame wansdyke have sealed the place now but am glad to say I got to visit the ammo dump before it was locked down IP: 212.159.61.34
Morlock Joined: 31/07/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Monkton Farleigh. Posted: 17/11/2010 22:32:18 Reply \| Quote Looking much better than these 'Before' pics. (click image to open full size image in new window) Putting Tx cores back prior to dragging them back up the steps. (click image to open full size image in new window) IP: 82.26.182.63
Trevithick Joined: 15/11/2010 Location: Camborne View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Monkton Farleigh. Posted: 18/11/2010 19:26:01 Reply \| Quote I've uploaded some more (loads to come). All my shots of Farleigh were taken between 1984 and 1991. That was the last time I was down there. Enjoy. T -- The older I get the better I was ! IP: 90.210.217.4
Edd Joined: 02/07/2008 Location: Alderley Edge View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Monkton Farleigh. Posted: 19/11/2010 11:49:19 Reply \| Quote Some Cracking pictures there Got to say am very jealous i would of loved to have seen that place when it was still rigged up and before the copper thieves got there hands to it. IP: 86.185.126.52
Morlock Joined: 31/07/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Monkton Farleigh. Posted: 19/11/2010 15:28:48 Reply \| Quote Whilst trying to date some of my earliest visits I came across this pic, seems to date the disc cutting of FD Tunnel door as 1983. (click image to open full size image in new window) Place was a wreck in 1979 though. IP: 86.27.18.137
Trevithick Joined: 15/11/2010 Location: Camborne View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Monkton Farleigh. Posted: 19/11/2010 17:14:04 Reply \| Quote I remember that well. Nick has some photos taken of 20 dist when he "visited" in 1969. -- The older I get the better I was ! IP: 90.210.217.4
Morlock Joined: 31/07/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Monkton Farleigh. Posted: 19/11/2010 17:30:32 Reply \| Quote Trevithick wrote: I remember that well. Nick has some photos taken of 20 dist when he "visited" in 1969. Way before my time, only "visited" the place after a mate from Brum (of all places), sent me his rough paced survey. Probably late 1970s. IP: 86.23.74.50 Edited: 19/11/2010 17:41:52 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	Monkton Farleigh. Posted: 19/11/2010 17:34:14 Reply \| Quote I have copies of all of the MOD plans, they are a bit big to upload but if demand warrants I can photograph them. -- ''the stopes soared beyond the range of our caplamps' - David Bick...... How times change IP: 89.240.183.247
Morlock Joined: 31/07/2008 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Monkton Farleigh. Posted: 19/11/2010 17:39:44 Reply \| Quote royfellows wrote: I have copies of all of the MOD plans, they are a bit big to upload but if demand warrants I can photograph them. Please. IP: 86.23.46.194 Edited: 19/11/2010 18:04:50 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	Monkton Farleigh. Posted: 19/11/2010 18:05:59 Reply \| Quote Morlock wrote: royfellows wrote: I have copies of all of the MOD plans, they are a bit big to upload but if demand warrants I can photograph them. Please. Any pics of the 'Stores Cavern' under Dudley Zoo, failed to take any whilst I was there. I only have the one of the 144 I uploaded, sorry. I will do the MF plans next week, promise. All stamped "Top Secret", so Roy puts them on the bloody Internet. I should be in 28DL Actually, declassified by now. -- ''the stopes soared beyond the range of our caplamps' - David Bick...... How times change IP: 89.240.183.247
Trevithick Joined: 15/11/2010 Location: Camborne View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message	Monkton Farleigh. Posted: 19/11/2010 22:54:33 Reply \| Quote The MOD plans were sold as souveniers by us (in fact I almost died printing them, bloody ammonia printer) they are a bit big, ask Nick or I have them somewhere. The pre 1950s plan shows all the light fittings (25,000 ish) but of course the air system changed after that. They were cheaper than getting postcards printed, we also sold "MOD light bulbs" (mostly duff) but we had a few to sell, anyone got any ? More pics to come. T ps I think Nick has them in his new book. -- The older I get the better I was ! IP: 90.210.217.4

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