http://becausetheyrethere.com ...and a few more reasons for climbing mountains Sat, 15 Aug 2015 13:10:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://becausetheyrethere.com http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/04/09/days-like-this-no-18-a-dip-in-goats-water/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/04/09/days-like-this-no-18-a-dip-in-goats-water/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 08:00:54 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=9089 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2015/04/09/days-like-this-no-18-a-dip-in-goats-water/feed/ 40 McEff tarn 10 tarn 1 tarn 5 tarn 4 tarn 6 tarn 7 tarn 3 tarn 10a tarn 11 tarn 15 tarn 16 tarn 12 tarn 13 tarn 14 tarn 17 tarn 18 tarn 2 tarn 19 http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/08/05/green-hurth-where-the-big-wheel-turns/ http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/08/05/green-hurth-where-the-big-wheel-turns/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2014 07:30:25 +0000 http://becausetheyrethere.com/?p=8118 Continue reading →]]> http://becausetheyrethere.com/2014/08/05/green-hurth-where-the-big-wheel-turns/feed/ 41 McEff Green Hurth 1 green hurth 34 Green Hurth 2 Green Hurth 3 This building is believed to have been the powder house. It is situated a fair distance from the rest of the mine for safety reasons Green Hurth 5 The remains of Swan's Shaft. The hole was originally 231ft deep One of the ruined buildings at Swan???s Shaft has a slot in the wall that has been blocked up. Perhaps a winding cable or machinery belts once passed through it. That???s just a guess, by the way Green Hurth 8 Green Hurth 9 Green Hurth 36 Green Hurth 37 green hurth 35 Concrete engine beds for a steam engine at the top of Swan???s Shaft Green Hurth 15 Green Hurth 14 Green Hurth 16 Green Hurth 17 Green Hurth 18 An old level, or tunnel, beneath the spoil heaps A bundle of buddles ??? or what's left of them . . . Piece of a 19th Century bottle Green Hurth 20 Green Hurth 22 Green Hurth 23 Green Hurth 24 Green Hurth 26 Green Hurth 27 Entrance to the main level. No room for a horse these days View from the main level. This is what the miners would see after a day's work underground Green Hurth 28 Green Hurth 31 The old tramway from Swan's Shaft to the main mine Green Hurth 33