The Old Ruminator
Well-known member
Well its 50 years come July that this happened and hopefully others can add their memories. Peter G has written an account for Descent and I may well come back with more.
To start here is our entry in the CSS log.
"Wedn 10/7/68
Pete G ,Nick Chip, Pete Rose visited the entrance of Downhead swallet and Bottlehead slocker ,then to Swildons Hole .Sat in the Queen Vic for the rain to stop, then went down Swildons at 2pm. Unrolled ladders at the 40 foot, and looked at the stream to see if it was rising! Decided to exit -out by 3pm. It rained as soon as we got to Maines Barn. It rained all the way back home
footnote ?.Wedn pm ...40 foot had disappeared. Swildons filled to the roof in the upper series. Straw everywhere in the roof. "
To start here is our entry in the CSS log.
"Wedn 10/7/68
Pete G ,Nick Chip, Pete Rose visited the entrance of Downhead swallet and Bottlehead slocker ,then to Swildons Hole .Sat in the Queen Vic for the rain to stop, then went down Swildons at 2pm. Unrolled ladders at the 40 foot, and looked at the stream to see if it was rising! Decided to exit -out by 3pm. It rained as soon as we got to Maines Barn. It rained all the way back home
footnote ?.Wedn pm ...40 foot had disappeared. Swildons filled to the roof in the upper series. Straw everywhere in the roof. "