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The Copper Mines Of Alderley Edge A BOAT JOURNEY UNDERGROUND
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Video Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0SJ83iTRLk
Alderley Edge is one of a handful of prehistoric mining sites in Britain, It's the oldest known metal-mining site in England as activity began from early as 1900 BC. • Copper mining took place here during Roman times and the Bronze Age, This was proven when a piece of timber found at the bottom of a roman dug shaft (along side a pot of roman era coins) was carbon dated, records also show that mining continued here from the 1690s up to the 1920s. • There are mines dotted all over the edge with miles of passage the biggest known mine being 'West Mine' containing over 10 kilometers of passage. • Since the mines were abandoned there have been 6 recorded fatalities including that of Alexander Rea on 12 September 1909, Rea was exploring the mines with others when he suddenly disappeared, His body was later found at the bottom of a 90 ft shaft deceased. • There was also an incident with a scout group, before the days of back marking groups two young scouts managed to wander away from there group and decided to go swimming in one of the underground pools but unaware were the scouts that beneath them was a deep shaft and unfortunately one of the boys went down this way and couldn't get back out, his body was later recovered by one of the leaders free diving to him. • National trust currently own the mines working along side DCC (Derbyshire Caving Club) who maintain and regularly host open days to give members of the public chance to experience the rich industrial heritage that lies beneath the edge, DCC have made some interesting discoveries over the years most recently being the discovery of a lost cobalt mine revealing a ‘time capsule’ • of personal objects and equipment the workers left behind. • On this trip we were joined by our friend Mr Dave Woollam who was giving us the infamous 'Boat Trip' this took us from Engine Vein across a flooded passage into Brynlow Mine then surfacing many hours later our of Wood Mine. • Thanks to Dave and the DCC for letting us down here, being locals weve been curious about the history and folklore of the edge since we were young so its always a pleasure to see it first hand. • ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐? • Peak Caving Club is a Derbyshire based caving club with members from all over the UK. • Our community (now over 1000 strong and growing!) welcomes both new and experienced cavers providing opportunities to learn, share and enjoy the underground spaces beneath our feet safely. • We host trips every weekend and plenty midweek around the Derbyshire area to keep our members busy. • There's also regular trips throughout the year taking us to hotspot caving locations across the UK such as the Yorkshire Dales, Wales, the Mendips and many more. • If you're interested in joining on our underground trips and connecting with fellow caving enthusiasts then consider joining our diverse community and experience the excitement of caving at every level. • โฌ๏ธCheck out our facebook page below where you can see regular posts from our club members trip reports and speak to one of us about getting yourself underground!โฌ๏ธ • / 1136385133479026 • ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ข โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ • • head over to - https://www.myfenix.co.uk/ • and use discount code 'LU10' for a 10% discount on all Fenix torches. • I've been using Fenix torches for over 6 years now, i have put there range of torches through a lot of hardships and they haven't let me down yet! • all torches used in my videos are from my Fenix range grab yours now. • ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ช โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ • ๐๐ผ๐พ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ โก๏ธ / locationunknownuk • ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ โก๏ธ / location_unknown_uk
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