Grinkle Iornstone mine!!
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- In this video we have a explore around underground mines in Boulby North Yorkshire, we come across disused tunnel and a couple of underground mines, we also come across some settlements i dont know if they are something to do with the mines but they look rather intresting. If you know what they are do please comment.
Unfortunatly due to the landslips in the area the mines were too dangerous to enter therefore as safety is most important we didnt enter.
Just north of the village are some of the highest cliffs in England, at 203 metres (666 ft) above sea level. Boulby Cliff was mined for alum and in A Picturesque History of Yorkshire (1901) the face of the headland is described as being "dotted" with alum-works and miners cottages. This mineral was used as a mordant to improve the strength and permanency of colour when dyeing cloth. This mining was relatively short lived as a cheaper method was developed soon after the boom in alum mining. The ruined remnants of the mines can still be seen from the cliff top when walking the Cleveland Way between Staithes and Skinningrove. To the north-west of the village is Boulby Quarries a Site of Special Scientific Interest designated due to its geological interest.
Boulby is also home to Cleveland Potash at Boulby mine - Europe's second-deepest mine, where potash and rock salt is mined 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) underground. Boulby used to be served by the Whitby Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway (WRMU) which ran along the coastline to Whitby Town station where it met the Scarborough & Whitby Railway. However the WRMU was closed in 1958. Today the railway line from Saltburn has been reopened for goods as far as the mine, and is used for the transportation of potash and rock salt.
You have been looking around the site of Grinkle Ironstone Mine which worked from 1875 to 1930. The brick lined tunnel you first went into was for the railway taking the stone to Port Mulgrave. The steel lined tunnel emitting water was built to contain the water flowing down the valley so that the mine buildings could be erected on top. This has been blocked several times especially in 1927 when it flooded the extensive underground workings. An attempt was made to make a new tunnel which is the opening almost covered by the landslide but never finished.
Cleveland Mining Heritage Society has been excavating the site of the mine buildings over several years and you were looking at the remains of boiler plant, chimney flues and engine beds, demolished in the 1920s. Grinkle was a drift mine and the entrance is still there but kept locked by the landowner.
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Ey up buddy. Found this after looking for places in and around Saltburn. Anyoo, enjoyed it and will be checking out your other vids as it looks like you're into the same stuff as me. *New subscriber 👍🙂🤙
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