“The whole quarry felt untouched, it's not often you get that feeling doing this hobby. There's nearly always some evidence of previous visitors.”
“Early in 1944, bomb storage peaked at 31,563 tons as the invasion of Europe was being prepared and in April & May of that year the RAF dropped 200,000 tons in operation Overlord.”
“The brickwork was black and the torchlight from all three of us was being sucked up by the darkness.”
“As we stood at the entrance, the thawing icicles above the opening were falling off taking stone with them. A little concerning...”
“Darkness surrounds you with only the echoes of footsteps resonating all around... however when you get to the bottom of this particular 212-step shaft a whirring fan can be heard in the distance”
“During the Blitz, sculptures, The Elgin Marbles, tapestries & carpets from the V&A, even the crown jewels were said to be stored there.”
“Perhaps a little more unstable than some of the other mines in the area but plenty of history, tools, horse and cart prints and a superb crane still in situ.”
