Winter Hill-memorials part 1

memorial? update   we have found out that this is a Mine shaft which is capped off !

scotsmans stump sad !
"In memory of
George Henderson
Traveller
Native of Annan, Dumfrieshire
Who was barbarously
Murdered on
Rivington Moor
At noonday Nov 9th 1838
In the 20th year
Of his age"


links with more history 


http://www.horwich.gov.uk/2006/landmarks.html


http://www.stpetersbelmont.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=149&Itemid=65


http://www.ss-osands.org.uk/ssosands/beep/horwich/winter_hill.htm

plane crash my great grandad helped in the rescue . very sad!

Links with more details
http://cycleseven.org/winter-hill-plane-crash


http://www.patricktaylor.com/winter-hill-air-disaster


http://www.lep.co.uk/news/50th_anniversary_of_plane_crash_disaster_1_67553


http://www.bbc.co.uk/isleofman/content/articles/2008/02/26/winterhill_feature.shtml

Winter Hill - Brickworks,mines (part one)

brickworks tunnel?

 

other end of  tunnel?

what is this?

mine adit bricked up

mine shaft capped off and  fenced off

Links
Winter Hill site

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_(North_West_England)

Best winter Hill document !!!!
http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/winterhillthebook.htm

underground in the mines of winter hill
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=7870

about the fireclay which the brickworks used
http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Winter_Hill_Mines.html

Two Lads near winter hill

This is me in front of a old mine or a quarry just in front of the two Lads?

this is a old bell pit behind Two Lads

this is a picture of a bell pit (picture from http://www.tynelives.org.uk/colliery/coliery6.htm)

old mine shaft just down from Two Lads

Links
Winter Hill  background
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_(North_West_England)

Mine site -the best !
http://www.daveweb.co.uk/whvol2.pd

some history behind two lads
http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Two_Lads_Cairns.html

More exploring at Wilderswood

An adit hole for the mine.

Me approaching the water tunnel.

A drawing of the bends in the tunnel.

Today, we also visited the quarry and found 2 closed entrances.

Next week, we will be visiting Rivington or Winter Hill.


links
 link to best mine site and information in this area
http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/wilders1.html

Good local heritage site
http://www.horwichheritage.co.uk/heritagecentre.htm

Good fossil guide to this area
http://www.daveweb.co.uk/whfossil.pdf