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Cpea~ Cvistrict Cjwiries C/Listorical ~Ocietycj-Td cpea~ CVistrict CJWiries C/listorical ~ocietyCJ-td. NEWSLETTER No 70 APRIL 1994 ruTURE SOCIETY MEETS 1. DAISY KNOWL GRITSTONE MINE, LONGNOR and MOULDRIDGE MINE, PIKEHALL Sunday lst May 1994 Leader:- Paul Chandler Meet at 10.30arn at the Main Square Car Park at Longnor, Grid ref: SK088649. Both of these mines are easy grade. After the visit to Daisy Knowl we shall travel by car to Pikehall, Grid ref: SK 193591. 2. WEST MINE, ALDERLEY EDGE, CHESHIRE Sunday 15th May 1994 Organiser:- Paul Chandler This is a joint meet with the Masson Caving Group and there are 10 places available for PDMHS members. Leaders will be Derbyshire CC members and there will be a small charge for the visit. West Mine is a moderate grade trip which contains some difficult climbs, some of which are rope or chain assisted. Please contact Paul Chandler, (Chesterfield (0246) 220773, evenings only) to book your place. 3. HORSE BUTTOCKS/DRAKE MINE COMPLEX Saturday llth June 1994 Organiser:- Dave Penney This meet is restricted to a maximum of 10 PDMHS members. The members must be experienced in long underground trips involving very wet conditions and long low crawls. All of the internal shafts have fixed ladders and are both ascended and descended during the through trip. Permission for the meet has kindly been given by the landowners, Mr Hopkinson and Mr Harrison. There will be a small winch fee. Pleas e c ontact Dave Penney, Ches terfi eld (0246) 45 1491 after 5.00pm, f o r further info rmation. UNDERGROUND WITH PAUL DEAKIN There was an excellent turn out of members at the Peak District Mining Museum for the slide presentation that was given by Paul Deakin. Paul introduced the presentation by showing slides which illustrated the effect of using various lighting techniques used to get the best, and worst, photographs of underground situations. These slides emphasised the fact that if good results are to be achieved it is necessary to carefully plan the shot and the lighting. The rest of the evening was then spent on a tour of metal and coal mines, both underground and opencast, together with some potholes. The slides illustrated both old and new • methods of working in particular mining areas. There were also examples of "before and after" situations in some mines as well as the recording in-situ of artifacts as found. j The evening was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who attended. It can be summed up by one member who had not seen examples of Paul's work before when she said, "I did not know what to expect but when the first slide was shown I knew I was in for a treat". Paul in action in the Pump Room of the Peak District Mining Museum, where his medium format 6cm x 6cm transparencies filled the large screen. Photo by H M Parker MAGPIE ENGINE HOUSE Now that the Society has the promise of a number of grants from statutory bodies the process of getting the Engine House repaired has been started. Quotations have bee n obtained from suitably approved architects for the management of the project, as required by English Heritage. Alternative methods of carrying out the work on the structure are being evaluated before formally going out to tender for the structural work. It is not yety c l ear whether the work can be completed in 1994 as originally planned. - 2- NEW MEMBERS Mr & Mrs L Cole 4 1 Middleton Boulevard, Wollaton Park, Nottingham, NG8 lFY Mr p s Foster Hockley Hall, Threaphurst Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 6NN Mr F c Parker "Tanglewood", Great Longstone, Bakewell, Derbys, DE45 lTU Mr A Sinar "Stony Brook", Quarry Bank, Smedley Street West, Matlock, Derbys, DE4 3LF Mr J F Craig 13 Downsview Rd, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2JT Mr & Mrs L Holford 5 Longacre, Woodthorpe, Nottingham, NGS 4JS Mr & Mrs W H Purvis 35 Chapel Rd, Penketh, Warrington, Cheshire, WAS 2NG Mr J B Skipper & Ms T Oakley 15 ECM Av, Lutterworth, Leics, LE17 4SU CHANGE OF ADDRESS Mr M D Harrison 6 Babbacombe Court, Conniston Rd, Newbold Moor, Chesterfield, Derbys, S41 SUE Mr M c Smith 7 Park Rd, Alrewas, Burton on Trent, staffs, DE13 7AG Mr E L Hurt 296 St Albans Rd, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 9HH Miss J c Sinar 6 Porteous Close, Two Dales, Matlock, Derbys, DE4 2EM DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 1. PDMHS ORGANISED CONFERENCE - A conference hosted by PDMHS on behalf of East Midlands Archaeology Conference will be held in Derbyshire on 7th May 1994. The venue will be the Peak District Mining Museum for the morning session with visits to Enthoven's Lead smelte r (by kind permission of HJ Enthoven), and Magpie Mine and Sough in the afternoon. The lecturers will be Dr Trevor Ford, Dr David Kiernan and Dr Lynn Willies. The cost of the Conference is £10.00 per person, including buffet lunch. Please send your bookings (cheques made payable to Peak District Mining Museum) to Lynn Willies, Peak District Mining Museum, Matlock Bath, Derbys, DE4 3PS. FOR SALE 1. CAP LAMP CHARGERS A new electronic charger for charging up to three "through the head" lead acid lamps . The cost is £40.00 , a large proportion of which will be donated to the Magpie Mine Mine Engi ne House Appeal. Please contact Wes Taylor, tel:- Barton under Needwood (0283 ) 713315. 2. CAP LAMPS AND CHARGER 2.1 Five cap lamps, regularly serviced and in good condition, with a main beam lighting time of 15 hours plus. Cost £20 . 00 or £30 . 00 per lamp. 2.2 Single through the headset charger, very good condition, mains/12v supply. Cost £30. 00 . 2.3 Oldham 10 lamp charger, single phase, good condition. cost £150. All of the above equipment is available from Paul Chandler, tel: - Chesterfield (0246 ) 220773, evenings only. - 3- BULLETINS WANTED Member David Parsons is looking to purchase a number of back copies of the PDMHS Bulletins. The copies that he wishes to acquire are:- Vol 1 . Nos 1 to 6 Vol 2. Nos 1 to 6 Vol 3 . Nos 1 to 4 Val 4. No 4 Vo l 5. No 2 Anyone who wishes to dispose of any of the above publications should contact David, tel:- (0246) 260011 (daytime) or (0433) 631225 (evening). WALKS IN THE LAKE DISTRICT ) Members holidaying in the Lake District this year may be interested in a number of organised walks which have a mining theme. These walks are run by the Caldbeck Mining Museum, which is itself well worth a visit. It i s located at "Priests Mill", Caldbec k. They start at 10.30am and last about 4.5hrs. Boots, waterproofs, packed lunch and spare clothing are specified. The progranune for 1994 is:- 29th May Eagle Crag Mine. Meet Patterdale Church, Patterdale 26th June Honister Slate Mine. Meet Honister YHA Car Park 3lst July Greenside Mine. Meet at Glenridding Tourist Office 28th August Roughten Gill Mine. Meet at Fellside, near Caldbeck 25th September Goldscope Mine and New lands Valley. Meet at bridge near Little Town Church Please telephone (0228) 41255 (day) or (0228) 561883 (evenings) for further information. H M Parker SRT, LADDER AND LIFELINE TRAINING On a recent Sunday a n enthusiastic group of PDMHS and Masson Caving Group members took part in a second SRT and Ladder Training Course that had been organised by Paul Chandler, in conjunction with the NCA. The course was held at the Whitehall Outdoor Centre at Buxton. Instruction in the a rt of pruisiking, abseiling and ladder technique s was g ive n by Nigel Ball. The i nstructor also gave a lot of useful background information on the subject. The age and experience of the members varied considerably but the standard of tuition was exceptionally high so that everyone present learned something on the day. They all felt ) that t he day had been very worthwhile and enjoyable. \ I Thanks to Paul for putting it all together. John Bowers RHOSYDD SLATE MINE, BLAENAU FJ.7ESTINIOG In a proposal to rework the Rhosydd Slate mine by the owners o f Oakley Quarry will lead to the loss of the mine as we now know it. It is proposed to construct a new road to the east of the tips, remove the main incline -4- and then install pumps and drainage down to Level 14. This development work will destroy much of the mine which is currently accessible. (Grosvenor Caving Club) BOOK REVIEW "Mines of the Gwydyr Forest - Part 5 - Coed Mawr Pool, Cyffty and other mines" by John Bennett and Robert W Vernon. AS, 144pp, ISBN O 9514798 4 9. Price £6.50 Published by Gwydyr Publications, c/o John Bennett, 7 St Johns Way, Cuddington, Cheshire, CW8 2LX. This, the fifth book in a series of seven, covers the mines on the high ground west of Betws-y-Coed and on the north bank of the Llugwy River. The principal mines of the area I were Cyffty, Coed Mawr Pool and Ffridd Mines and the main body of the book provides a most j interesting description of their histories. As with the majority of Welsh mines, more money was generated by the promoters than was ever won from the ground and it is quite remarkable how little was brought to "the day" in any of these ventures. Cyffty is one of the better known mines of North Wales due, perhaps, to the excellent surface remains which were extant until 1966 when they were needlessly demolished. In the last two years an Interpretation Trail has been completed in the area and the much reduced remains have been consolidated after the completion of some excavation work.
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