Assorted images from the Beckwith's Mine and surrounding area taken on 3rd May 2010.
Beckwith's is an abandoned mine site on the western slope of South Barrule. It was worked during the mid-19th century; producing lead ore.
'And they call it a mine!'
View back up towards the mine site from further down
South Barrule
'Inferior Design'Inside one of the mine buildings
'Erected Dysfunction'Mine Engine Room and Leaning Chimney
'Tipping Prohibited'Abandoned building within the mine complex
Further up the hill is Cross Vein Mine; known locally as Snuff the Wind.
'Snuffed the Wind'Chimney at Cross Vein Mine
Heading down the valley from the main mine site is a stream full of tiny waterfalls and pools.
'Crimson Waterfall'Waterfall tainted red
'Rocked Pool'Assorted rocks at the base of a waterfall.
Alongside the river that the stream joins is what appears to be a disused quarry.
'Imperfect Mirror Lake'Pool of water at the base of the abandoned quarry
Long left to nature, the mine's only inhibitants now are the armies of ants that make use of the site.
'Vigil-Ants'Ant colony at the Beckwith's Mine
All photographs copyright A.W. Shaw 2010.
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