Fairy Cave Quarry. The Last 45 Years.

[The Old Ruminator]

This one from Peter Glanvill showing WL Cave the same month that it was discovered in August 1967. The entrance then was pretty much a walk in and had been closed up and gated by the time I got in there the following month.

Left to right -
Colin Corbett, Micheal Stower and a very youthful Peter Glanvill.



Peter picked up more slides from Pete Rose today at the dig which he will scan for the MCRA Flickr site. I will add any early FCQ ones here.

 

[Roger W]

Excellent stuff!

But I must say that some of these old photos do highlight the amount of deterioration that has resulted from years of heavy caving.

(And no, I'm not referring to the caves!  )

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Indeed Roger. Here is Peter Glanvill digging ( or cementing ) in Vurley today  50 years later to the year.
I am 70 this year. Can barely crawl about now. :

 

[mrodoc]

I see I am wearing a new pair of glasses otherwise I cannot see much difference

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Top up of images from other posts now the panic of missing photos is over --

Withyhill.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Withyhill.

 

[Laurie]

You almost want to sit and wait for the stal in the last photo to join up.
Thanks OR 

 

[tony from suffolk]

Funnily enough, in the time since Mr OR posted these photos, that stal's gone on to form a column! amazing really.

 

[Laurie]

Have you seen the road sign in Lamb Leer?

 

[The Old Ruminator]

What road sign in Lamb Leer ?



Seriously off topic but by gum it's my thread. :ang:

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Amazing Tony but even more so last week it had helectites on it.

 

[Laurie]

What road sign in Lamb Leer ?



Seriously off topic but by gum it's my thread. :ang:

That one's far too new.
There's an old 30 limit sign with 'fruit gum' style reflectors next to the winch platform.
Looked newish first time I was in there in the late 60s/early seventies.
It's gathered stal very fast, over the years it's become less and less visible.
I was last in there about 13-14 years ago, still just visible then.

 

[tony from suffolk]

Amazing Tony but even more so last week it had helectites on it.

 

 

[cooleycr]

Behave you two - you'll have me thinking the whole place was just a barren chamber that you 'photo-shopped' all the features in 

 

[Roger W]

Maybe the whole place is just a confection of photoshopped bits of other caves, and doesn't really exist at all....?

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Priceless Grotto, Withyhill Cave.









The route in looking back.



The tight bit.

 

[The Old Ruminator]

From Pete Rose archive. Me in Withyhill early 1970's.