Random Mine of the Day: Walkham United Tin Mine

[bunn]

This mine is a Devon one rather than a Cornish one, just for a change.  I stumbled on it this evening, walking along the banks of the River Walkham.

I don't have much historical detail on this mine, although I know that it may be known as Walkham Consols, or Walkham and Poldice Mine, or Poldice Mine,  or maybe Wheal Walkham (I'm not sure where the divisions lie, or if these are all names for the same mine).   The main adit is supposed to be blocked up, but I didn't venture into the mouth of this one sufficiently to find out if this IS the main adit, or one of the side ones that the intrepid mine exploring types use.   You can read one of their hair-raising writeups and see photos of the inside here.

What it looks like is a terrifying hole into the depths of the earth, from which eldrich Things might at any moment issue, very little obstructed by the two strands of barbed wire bravely standing between the daylight world and the Hellmouth.

As an antidote, here is a photo of sunshine on the River Walkham, taken just a little way down the river.

Comments

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

I love the mouth of hell pictures! Wow! It does seems like a very flimsy barrier.

The river is beautiful too!

[bunn.livejournal.com]

It's a stunning river valley. Odd to think that maybe 150 years ago it was such a blasted industrial landscape and now it's all moss and ferns.

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly nature reclaims blighted land. I grew up in a mined-out coal-mining area, which had in addition of a landscape covered with pit mines also had nearby areas of strip mining, which were unregulated (!!) recreation areas to me as a kid.

The transformation from the first image to the second is stunning.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Wow, that second photo is wonderful, I like the two happy kids about to dive in!