What a great weekend for the AGM, Gunpowder works, Hidden mines ,humongeous great mine, Great meal with a great view, coffee and fish an chips in an engine house, mini bus roaming the Cornish lanes...and excellent company. Thanks for Martin, Richard and Rick for excellent walks, talks and hospitality. Here's the first of the photos of the weekend...more to follow. This is the first of some shots. At Devon Great Consols, at the base of one of the spectacular waste tips, Rick Stewart explaining the facintainating tale of arsenic at the mine.
And the sun shone! Here's Rick telling another facinating tale of DGC, before we launched off into the woods.
The Society goes cross country to see the amazing flat rod tower in the woods. For those that bypassed the off road detour here's the tower.
Good news is that Rick has offered a repeat visit to Devon Great Consols to explore the western end of the workings, so watch this blog for a programme update to catch the date. He is also giving us a talk at Liskeard on firesetting, see the latest programme on this blog for details. And even more exciting is that his book on DGC is on its way, we'll keep you updated when it is due to hit the shelves.
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