Listed below are the official PDMHS mining history meets and underground events. Some trips are subject to certain access
or technical restrictions, others are weather dependent. You are advised to check with the meet
organiser prior to attending as numbers are limited on some trips and meets may be subject to
last minute changes.
Evening Talk
Chalk Mining - An Abandoned Legacy by Peter Clook |
Wednesday 10th March 2010 |
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| Description:
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In the mid 1960s a residential development in Suffolk suffered a series of catastrophic collapses arising from underground chalk mining that resulted in the abandonment of the development. This illustrated presentation by Peter Clook, a Chartered Mining Engineer, describes the work carried out to determine the extent of the workings and their condition.
Duration: Approximately one hour.
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| Presenter: |
Peter Clook
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| Venue: |
Peak District Mining Museum, Matlock Bath |
| Time: |
7pm for 7.15pm start |
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Weekend Trip
Lake District Mines |
Saturday 20th & Sunday 22nd March 2010 |
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| Description:
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A joint "away" weekend with Masson Caving Group, hosted by CATMHS (Cumbria Amenity Trust Mining History Society).
Possibilities for underground trips include Goldscope Mine, Borrowdale Graphite Mine and Wythburn Mine.
Accommodation will be in or around Keswick.
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| Contact : |
Paul Chandler for further details (also see trip descriptions in latest newsletter) |
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Heritage Walk
Cromford to Matlock Bath and back |
Tuesday 13th April 2010 |
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| Description:
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A chance to walk from Cromford to Matlock Bath, viewing sites on the way including Masson Mill, the site of the former Glenorchy Chapel and a former public house. These latter two buildings were demolished in the 1960s as part of the A6 road widening scheme.
Optional food and drink at The Greyhound, Cromford, afterwards. Guests and non-members welcome - donation to Society funds appreciated.
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| Leader: |
Tony Wood
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| Meet: |
Cromford Meadows car park |
| Time: |
7pm |
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Heritage Walk
Bonsall |
Tuesday 13th April 2010 |
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| Description:
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Take a trip back in time by taking a walk around the village of Bonsall. We will look at the trades and industries of yesteryear, including the frame work knitters shops in the dale and by the market cross.
Optional food and drink at the Kings Head, Bonsall, afterwards.
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| Leader: |
Tony Wood & Peter Greaves
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| Meet: |
Bonsall Lorry Park. (From the A5012 turn uphill at the Pig of Lead guest house, continue uphill, then at the top of the Clatterway, just after a house called the Cascades, turn right into the lorry park.) |
| Time: |
7pm |
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Evening Underground Meet
Goodluck Mine, Via Gellia |
Tuesday 11th May 2010 |
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| Description:
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Members of the mine preservation team will be on hand to guide the party through the mine workings, giving an opportunity to see both the superb herring bone stempling and the work the group has undertaken. There will also be a tour of the surface remains.
Optional food and drink afterwards at the Kings Head, Bonsall.
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| Leader: |
GLMPC Members
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| Meet: |
TBA - booking essential (only 10 places available). See newsletter for booking details. |
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TBA |
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