Coniston copper mines 16/10/2011

[Henryscat]

1st post so please be kind...

Just out walking in the Lakes & came across this place..

a bit of history :-

Coniston has been Lakeland's centre for slate and copper mining for 500 years. The well known ‘Coniston copper mines’ are reputed to be some of the largest copper mines in Britain, with a vertical distance of around 2,000 ft (610 m).

The nearby slate mines on the North East flank of the Old Man, are known as "Old Man Quarries", though sometimes given the individual names of: Brandy Crag, SaddleStone and Moss Head. These slate mines have been worked since at least the 13th century. All the workings are more or less underground, apart from Low Brandy Crag, which was opened out into an opencast quarry in the 1980s by Burlington Stone, and is still operating today. Most of the lower levels in Saddlestone are blocked, though the Moss Head Quarries are still open












hope this works, & hope you like the pics !!

[Clough]

It worked grand! Looks like a nice scenic derp to walk round indeed

[KingElvis]

Excellent work that man, I think this is the same place?

http://www.urbexforums.co.uk/showthr...light=coniston

[Henryscat]

Thankyou..

Yeah thats the place, a lot of the stuff gone now though. Still worth a visit though, especially if your into the scenery..

[KingElvis]

Thankyou..

Yeah thats the place, a lot of the stuff gone now though. Still worth a visit though, especially if your into the scenery..

What's gone? don't tell me metal theives have been going up there?

[Henryscat]

think there was a old rusty compressor & what was left of a machine in the main house thats now gone...i maybe wrong ( usually am lol...)

[KingElvis]

think there was a old rusty compressor & what was left of a machine in the main house thats now gone...i maybe wrong ( usually am lol...)

You mean this?

[Henryscat]

think thats a different building..the one in my pics has no roof beams.

[MJS]

Nice first report mate, well done

[simonix]

Great first report, looks very scenic, nice place for a wander.