Dukes Deep Level, one of the Bincliffe Mines near Wetton. DPC members (Ed, Ian, Martin and Pete) paid a visit on 10/8/2008 to work out what conservation/safety work was required just inside the mine.
(Click on the thumbnails to see the full sized images.)
Dukes Deep Level Gallery
The entrance to the mine adit
The lovely arched roof just inside the entrance
The danger zone!
A roof support held in place by a wooden wedge of unknown age!
Another view of the dodgy roof!
One of the tags showing how far into the mine you are
One of the shotholes in the roof, drilled while driving the level
This view of the floor near where the mine splits shows where the railway sleepers used to be
The end of the eastern branch of the adit (Not sure what mineral is in the vein visible)
A section of roof (see labels on photo for details)
Another view of the dodgy roof (We explored in pairs, just in case the roof decided to collapse while we were in!)
You should be aware that Darfar (as in Darfar Bridge, Pot, etc.) is misspelt as Dafar on OS maps of a certain scale. On larger scaled (more detailed) maps it is correct as you can see on the excellent Magic web site. This map shows the correct spelling and this one the incorrect spelling. (Then of course there's Darfur, which is a place in Africa...)
