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Bottle Pot - Buxton
sam Burgess 13/10/2022 sam Burgess 13/10/2022

Bottle Pot - Buxton

A small cave system lying beneath the popular Chrome Hill in Buxton.

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Foel Grochan - Aberllefenni
sam Burgess 10/09/2022 sam Burgess 10/09/2022

Foel Grochan - Aberllefenni

Part of the longest continually operated slate mine in the world until its closure in 2003.

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Slate Quarry Drainage Level - Wales
sam Burgess 10/09/2022 sam Burgess 10/09/2022

Slate Quarry Drainage Level - Wales

Serving as a drainage channel for a popular Welsh quarry.

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Holme Bank Chert Mine - Bakewell
sam Burgess 09/09/2022 sam Burgess 09/09/2022

Holme Bank Chert Mine - Bakewell

a key Derbyshire chert source active from the 1800s to 1961.

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Abercwmeiddaw Slate Quarry - Corris
sam Burgess 30/08/2022 sam Burgess 30/08/2022

Abercwmeiddaw Slate Quarry - Corris

Pair of Victorian boring holes within a slate quarry.

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Crisp Delph Dragons Eye Mine - Lancashire
sam Burgess 20/08/2022 sam Burgess 20/08/2022

Crisp Delph Dragons Eye Mine - Lancashire

Crisp Delph is a 19th-century sandstone mine near Skelmersdale, known for its eerie “Dragon’s Eye” ceiling feature.

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Gaewern Slate Mine (The Car Cave) - Wales
sam Burgess 06/08/2022 sam Burgess 06/08/2022

Gaewern Slate Mine (The Car Cave) - Wales

A Former slate mine active from 1820 to 1970, is now a flooded "Car Cave" filled with abandoned vehicles and appliances.

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Lady Wash/Glebe Mine - Eyam
sam Burgess 09/07/2022 sam Burgess 09/07/2022

Lady Wash/Glebe Mine - Eyam

A mixed ore mine which exploited the Hucklow edge veins until its closure in 1979.

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Hendre Spare Mine - North Wales
sam Burgess 04/06/2022 sam Burgess 04/06/2022

Hendre Spare Mine - North Wales

Hendre Spar Mine, worked for Fluorspar and Calcite until 1981, was sealed in 2024 due to safety concerns.

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Maenofferen Slate Mine - Blaenau Ffestiniog
sam Burgess 04/06/2022 sam Burgess 04/06/2022

Maenofferen Slate Mine - Blaenau Ffestiniog

Maenofferen Slate Mine in Blaenau Ffestiniog is a historic Welsh quarry that grew into a major slate producer in the 19th century.

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Beech Caves - Staffordshire
sam Burgess 26/05/2022 sam Burgess 26/05/2022

Beech Caves - Staffordshire

The disused "Beech Caves" stone mine, dating back to 1633 and potentially used for wartime storage.

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Alderley Edge Mines - Cheshire
sam Burgess 20/10/2021 sam Burgess 20/10/2021

Alderley Edge Mines - Cheshire

A historic network of prehistoric to modern-era copper and cobalt mines in the heart of Cheshire.

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Draycott Cross Colliery - Stoke-On-Trent
sam Burgess 18/09/2021 sam Burgess 18/09/2021

Draycott Cross Colliery - Stoke-On-Trent

An old railway tunnel that was used as a coal drift mine.

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