Fairy Cave Quarry. The Last 45 Years.

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.
 
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!  ;) )
 
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. ::)

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

stal2.jpg
 
The Old Ruminator said:
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.
 
Behave you two - you'll have me thinking the whole place was just a barren chamber that you 'photo-shopped' all the features in  :lol:
 
Maybe the whole place is just a confection of photoshopped bits of other caves, and doesn't really exist at all....?
 
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