[robbo_theman]

I went to the edge mine amazing.

Big thanks to ED and pace for sorting this out for me.

The ore deposits of Alderley Edge were first exploited by Bronze Age man and since then mining has occurred sporadically. It is believed that the Romans were responsible for part of the workings at Engine Vein Mine after the discovery of a Roman coin hoard prompted an archaeological excavation . However, following the period of Roman activity there are no records of mining until the 1690s. Throughout the 18th century and the first half of the 19th, the mines at Engine Vein, Stormy Point, Saddlebole and Brynlow were worked intermittently by various companies with James Ashton's company discovering cobalt around 1810 [2]. The most extensive period of mining occurred between 1857-78 when West Mine and Wood Mine were worked for copper and lead. These mines were worked on a small scale during the early part of the 20th century until the last episode of mining ceased in 1919








Deeper underground











The shaft wow



Shot up the shaft cool pic



lads doing the absailing



cool tunnel with trace green at the end





The bottles







Thanks lads great day