Swan mine - wiltshire - april 2014.

[AlanMowbs82]

This was my 2nd mine/quarry of the day that i visited, again a lovely place, a bit more touristy but pretty safe and easy access, plenty too see with the old graffiti and horse shoe markings etc, and also a really well preserved crane.

another one that i will be going back to visit as a few bits i didnt see inside and to the east and west outside of the mine.

little bit of borrowed history:

"Kingsdown Quarry also commonly known as Swan Mine is a small bath stone quarry lying under the hillside along the road from Bathford to Kingsdown. The Main entrance to the quarry is opposite the Swan Inn which was once the Quarry managers house, the inn its self is held to the hill side by great iron chains anchored ito the buried workings of the quarry itself. Kingsdown Quarry was producing stone as far back as 1833."

enjoy the pics

alan.

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[Wevsky]

Nice to see the hoof prints mate think i missed them when i was running about looking for the others..Nicely lit shots there

 

[AlanMowbs82]

Thanks bud, we found about 6 lots of them, my missus was looking as she loves horses lol. Didn't know about the little hole called the letterbox though. Going to find that next time.

 

[Wevsky]

Ah the letterbox if its what we squeezed thru which i reckon it must be then you really dont need to,but its fun so you must

 

[Lara]

Another good bit of underground, cracking shots

 

[AlanMowbs82]

Yeah apparently the letter box but goes down to some more tunnels, does that sound about right?

Thanks Lara comments much appreciated .

 

[skeleton key]

Very cool and another nice location with so much to take in

Cool share

 

[shaddam]

very nice indeedie !

 

[AlanMowbs82]

thanks again much appreciated, cant wait to get back, ive got the wiltshire bug big time.

 

[jones-y-gog]

Nice set there mate

 

[Stussy]

Superb to see a crane inside along with some pony prints, excellent share