whitelackington
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The Lost Cave of Loxton,
now found,
was first entered two hundred and fifty years ago, this year.
now found,
was first entered two hundred and fifty years ago, this year.
Lost Cave of Loxton
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ditzy 24//7
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do you no who by?
Peter Burgess
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Who found it or who lost it? Very careless, losing a cave!
cap n chris
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Easily done: you put it down for a short while, turn around and there it is - gone! Despite searching everywhere you simply can't find it. It's so tiresome. Never mind, you say, it'll turn up eventually.
whitelackington
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whitelackington said:The Lost Cave of Loxton,
now found,
was first entered two hundred and fifty years ago, this year.
Apparently by William Glisson, who we thinked lived @ A house he built next to
Jay's Cave, near Loxton, which could have been his first dig.
Peter Burgess
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Thanks for answering another question. My 'pamphlet' doesn't have any information, probably because it was written while the cave was still lost.
ditzy 24//7
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Peter Burgess said:
who found it
axbridgecaver
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The re-discovery and a short history of the cave are in BEC Journal 520 -
http://www.bec-cave.org.uk/content/view/150/33/1/7/
http://www.bec-cave.org.uk/content/view/150/33/1/7/
whitelackington
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Has the remedial entrance work yet been undertaken? :blink:
cap n chris
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whitelackington said:
No.
So far I've managed to achieve nothing whatsoever. But, in fairness, I haven't really tried very hard. I've got some funding for stuff but here's a few outlined points which perhaps give a better idea of what's needed.
A fixed ladder needs to be put down the middle of the entrance horror so that visiting cavers don't climb down the ricketty shoring which is vaguely attempting to hold teetering rocks in place mostly against their collective will. I have so far drawn a TOTAL BLANK on getting any metal fixed ladders `cos apparently every ladder in Europe has been commandeered into being used in Templeton's Pot. So: problem no.1 = no ladder.
(n.b ladder should be metal, not wood, and needs to be something like 25-30ft long; the longer, the better `cos it can always be shortened).
Secondly something needs to be built for the ladder to be fixed onto. Presently the entrance is a grille laying over the entrance hole, the edges of which are unconsolidated; I visualise (amongst many weird and wonderful things) the present surface being concreted with a neat square aperture, perhaps slightly raised, sufficiently sturdy for the ladder to be leaning against it, supported at its base on a plinth/scaffolding concreted in situ. The entrance can then be grilled or gated with a lid of some kind.
Problem: getting sufficient concrete to the site is VERY HARD: the cave entrance is located in woodland, down a very steep narrow sloping pathway; there is a rough (very rough) track QUITE close but nothing adequate for standard vehicles/concrete lorry; it MIGHT be possible for drymix bags to be delivered by a 4X4 and then manhandled (or womanhandled) down slope (zip wire/tyrolean?) to the cave entrance; alternatively in the nearby disused quarry a concrete mixer and raw materials could be used to mix up wet cement which could perhaps be human-chained (requiring maybe 15+ people!!!!) from the old quarry to the cave entrance. I reckon that the drymix idea should be tried first since it could be done with far fewer people but would require:-
a 4x4 plus driver
human assistance
at least 2 tonnes of drymix - probably best mixed up off site rather than purchased in sacks since the latter is very expensive.
Such a preliminary job could result in a relatively level consolidated surface on top of which a frame for the entrance could then be set in with some walling built around it.
I'm open to ideas, suggestions, offers of help (both physical, mental, engineering etc.) and, ideally, a fine decent person who has done something similar before and who would care to oversee, organise and realise this project with the full support (including financial backing) of CSCC C&A Department.
A
andymorgan
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Les W said:Is there a pub nearby
The Webbington.
Most famously seen on the cover of the Adge Cutler and the Wurzels album 'Cutler of the West'.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cutler-West-Adge-Wurzels/dp/B00009V3OL/sr=8-1/qid=1171309953/ref=sr_1_1/202-5221673-6264626?ie=UTF8&s=music
cap n chris
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The Webbington isn't a pub; it's a Country House Club for posh-types who care to sip Pimms while checking the value of their share portfolios.
Thanks for your offer, Les; may I suggest an "open" site meeting perhaps where anyone keen on helping this (relatively) easy project (i.e. nothing like the Star Mine Epic) can come along for a recce? - there are pubs en route if you really must go to one. I guess you'll be wanting to go during a weekend?
Thanks for your offer, Les; may I suggest an "open" site meeting perhaps where anyone keen on helping this (relatively) easy project (i.e. nothing like the Star Mine Epic) can come along for a recce? - there are pubs en route if you really must go to one. I guess you'll be wanting to go during a weekend?
cap n chris
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Turn on your heating, switch the lights on and get out of your bath.
It would definitely help to have a site meeting during daylight hours - I shan't quote John Inman but there are occasional gaps in my diary which allow me to venture over t'Loxton way both mid-week and weekend. This Sunday, perhaps? - morning or afternoon.
It would definitely help to have a site meeting during daylight hours - I shan't quote John Inman but there are occasional gaps in my diary which allow me to venture over t'Loxton way both mid-week and weekend. This Sunday, perhaps? - morning or afternoon.
cap n chris
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Morning, say 10:30am at the old quarry; we can take photos, furtle in the woods and maybe pop down the entrance to see if there's anywhere to fix the base of a ladder?....
I'll bring my furtling gear.
I'll bring my furtling gear.
T
Tree Monkey
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I'll see you chaps there! I've got 20-24 feet of steel ladders looking for a good home at my yard and have access to powered wheelbarrow to move heavy items, such as cement etc.
I've got 20-24 feet of steel ladders looking for a good home at my yard and have access to powered wheelbarrow to move heavy items, such as cement etc.