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Crane in situ and in quite good condition, but very fragile

Album: Swan Mine and Brown's Folly
Owner: Nigel Dibben
Date: 4 March 2012
GR(s): ST795662

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Title: Crane in situ and in quite good condition, but very fragile

Photo date: 2012:03:04 12:19:03
Photo owner: Nigel Dibben
Camera: Canon PowerShot A610
File: 141_IMB1_1026_A038.jpg

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SWAN MINE: Entrance passageA loading bay to transfer stone onto horse-drawn cartsThe height of the workings before backfilling
An unusal sight, a ladder up a faulted areaCart tracksHorse prints in the mud, carefully protected by boulders and tape
Saw sharpening bench with frigbob in placeMore cart tracks showing how the carts leant outwards on the curvesRelics including chain, partly worked blocks and a water trough
Crane in situ and in quite good condition, but very fragileCrane in not quite such good condition after the roof fell on itA good illustration of the method of working in layers
BROWN'S FOLLY: Larger passages still using horse and cartPart of the mine where rail has been used known as Clapham JunctionWater troughs fed from seepage collected in a gulley carved round the pillar
GraffitiDead cranePit props in the middle route through the mine

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