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Below are selected galleries from my collection of
cave and mine photographs, taken around the Peak District
and further afield. The Peak District is lucky to have a
rich heritage of lead mining and caves in the limestone
areas, and many disused mines have been visited in an
ongoing project to document the most interesting for future
analysis. All explorations have been made with permission of
the landowner where required, and publication here should
not necessarily indicate open access.
Caves and mines in many cases intersect, and the interface
between natural and man-made spaces is both fascinating and
exciting; in many cases, new caves (including Titan, the
deepest shaft in Great Britain) have been discovered via
old mine workings. However, disused mines can be extremely dangerous
places to visit, and it is not recommended that anyone
attempts mine exploration without the necessary equipment,
training and rescue capability.
No-one can (or
should) go underground on their own, and therefore most of these
photographs would not have been possible without the
assistance, co-operation, research and companionship of a great many
people, and therefore grateful thanks go to the following:
Nigel Ball, John Barnatt, John Beck, Alan Brentnall, Mickey Campbell,
Charley Cooley, John Cordingley, Rod Dalton, Rob Dransfield, Jess Eades,
Rob Eavis, Alastair Gott, John Gunn, Martyn Grayson, John
Harrison, Chris Heathcote, Tony Marsden, Paul Mortimer, Doug
Nash, Dave Nixon, Jim Rieuwerts, Glyn Roberts, Adam Russell,
John Sharp, Wayne Sheldon, Ann Soulsby, Andy Tickle, Sam
Townsend, the TSG, Vicky Turner, Christine Wilson, Lisa Wootton,
Dominika Wróblewska.
Galleries can be viewed with
thumbnails or as slideshows. More galleries will be added as time
allows. Some of the photos below have also been recently published in my
collaborations with Dr. Jim Rieuwerts,
Adventurers in the Lead Trade and
The
Castleton Mines. |
