Abandoned mines...

[pyoor_excuse]

I've always had a facination with abandonded places, thought it was a bit odd to be honest, no one else seemed to be quite as enthralled as me with peeling paintwork, rusting struts and dark, dank places...

But this place is none of those things. This abandoned (copper, I think, either copper or tin) mine in Coniston (in the Lake district (UK)) was last operational around the 1930s and since then it's remoteness and the the climate there have enabled it to gently collapse without too much help from passing people. The mine workings cover the mountain, there are little openings, some of which end where they've collapsed, and some of which wend their way into the moutain; albeit with sudden, gaping maws into which unwary explorers fall.

This section of the mine workings has clearly been stripped of the copper from the motors/generators, and has then been left to nature's destructive power. There will, probably, be more to follow. I've not developed the film shots from our time there, these are just the digital shots....

 

 

 

Incidentally, the last shot was taken by my girlfriend Trey, not by me...

Comments

[chrisy-m-uk.livejournal.com]

You know I think I've been there, we got around a lot when I was a kid and mines have always held a fascination for me.

[inspector-81.livejournal.com]

This is pretty cool. Hurry up getting the film developed.