The abandoned Copper Mines of Alderley Edge
In this video we visit the abandoned copper mines of Alderley Edge in Cheshire in the UK. These ancient mines have been worked since the bronze age through Roman times and into Victorian times. We explore the old copper mines in this underground Urbex and see deposits of copper through the rock. We also touch on the book The Weird stone of Brisingamen written by Alan Garner. We talk about the Legend of Alderley Edge. Indeed the mines are like the mines of moria We explore an old mine and look at the mine shafts and the underground Mining architecture. We are guided around by the Derbyshire caving club. derbyscc.org.uk #undergroundurbex #alderleyedge #abandonedmine
Back to The Abandoned Copper Mines of Alderley Edge
In this video we re visit the Abandoned Copper mines of Alderley Edge in Cheshire. This time on our urbex underground adventure we visit Wood Mine. These abandoned Copper Mines have an underground lake and a Labyrinth of tunnels. Also we take a look at the old mine shafts. We visit with the Derbyshire Caving Club. We see traces of Azurite and Malachite. Thank you to the Derbyshire Caving club. derbyscc.org.uk #abandonedmine #coppermine #undergroundtunnels
Alderly Edge mine - Engine Vein
Episode One - Engine Vein
We take a 320 mile roadtrip to see some amazing copper mines at Alderly Edge, Macclesfield. The mines are looked after by the Derbyshire Caving Club which hosted this open weekend to show the public around on a guided tour and also granted us their kind permission to free roam their mines for the weekend, which we are very thankful.
Engine Vein mine was worked around 1755, the open work pit is now capped with a concrete slab, but access it through a locked door into the adit and into the mine.
A lot more to come from this series, this is only the start.
Many thanks to the Derbyshire Caving Club for allowing us access to these amazing mines and being such great hosts!
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Down the Alderley Edge Copper Mines
Copper Mines in Alderley Edge. A secret underground world of mines lies underneath Alderley Edge. This is a quick short clip of our trip down the Alderley Edge Mines with Derbyshire Caving Club, thanks to the Cheshire East Rangers and the National Trust.
Alderley edge copper mine trip October 2, 2011
Underground trip into the copper mines of alderley edge Courtesy of DCC (Derbyshire caving club)
x002 - West Mine, Alderley Edge Mines
Second request video where I joined Derbyshire Caving Club for a tour of West Mine in Alderley Edge. Yes, I flew the Phantom 4 drone inside a cave! There was a little drift even after turning all the obstacle avoidance systems off and landing was a little stressful but apart from that the drone handled quite well.
The plan is to go back with some better lighting and try again.
Places to see in ( Alderley Edge - UK )
Places to see in ( Alderley Edge - UK )
Alderley Edge is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. In 2011, it had a population of 4,638. Alderley Edge is 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Macclesfield and 15 miles (24 km) south of Manchester, at the base of a steep and thickly wooded sandstone ridge, Alderley Edge, which is the area's chief topographical feature and overlooks the Cheshire Plain.
Alderley Edge is known for its affluence and expensive houses, falling inside Cheshire's Golden Triangle. Alderley Edge has a selection of cafes and designer shops and has attracted numerous Premier League footballers, actors and multi-millionaire businesspeople. It is one of the most expensive and sought-after places to live in the UK outside central London.
The area around Alderley Edge provides proof of occupation since the Mesolithic period with flint implements being found along the line of the sandstone outcrop. Evidence of copper mining in the Bronze Age has also been found to the south of the area. In 1995 members of the Derbyshire Caving Club found a hoard of 564 coins of the Roman Empire (now in the Manchester Museum) dating from AD 317 to AD 336. There are to date 13 recorded sites on the County Sites and Monuments Record (CSMR) in the settled area of Alderley Edge and 28 in Nether Alderley, with a further 44 along the Edge.
In the 13th century and during the Middle Ages, the area comprised estates that had many owners. Since the 15th century, most of them have belonged to the De Trafford baronets. The principal manors were based on the 14th century Chorley Old Hall, which is south-west of Alderley Edge, and the Old Hall, at Nether Alderley, a 16th-century building burnt down in 1779. The economies of Chorley and Nether Alderley were dominated by agriculture with a market charter granted at Nether Alderley in c.1253. Nether Alderley Mill dates back to 1391, although the present timber structure is 16th century. The millpond was adapted to form the moat, which surrounded the Old Hall, the home of the Stanley family. The corn mill continued to be worked until 1939 when Edward Stanley, 6th Baron Stanley of Alderley was compelled to sell it, along with the rest of the Alderley Park estate, to meet the cost of death duties. In the 1950s the National Trust bought the site and has since restored the building and opened it to the public.
The Edge is a wide red sandstone escarpment situated above the village of Alderley. An edge is a name used as a descriptive term for high land in Cheshire and adjacent counties, such as in Wenlock Edge and Blackstone Edge. The Edge at Alderley is a ridge of land separating a narrow and short valley from the higher ground of southeast Cheshire and Derbyshire.
The escarpment in Alderley Edge has long been a site of copper mining. Archaeological evidence indicates that mining took place here during Roman times and the Bronze Age, and written records show that mining continued here from the 1690s up to the 1920s.
( Alderley Edge - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Alderley Edge . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Alderley Edge - UK
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Azurite Spherials music video / Trip down Engine Vein mine at Alderley Edge
This is my music video for Azurite Spherials and was filmed on a GoPro Hero 3 Silver at 1080p with Protune on, 25fps and medium FOV. We went down on a guided tour of the Engine Vein mine on one of the Derbyshire Caving Club open days. Details can be found here if you want to visit:
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Many thanks to our guide for an excellent tour!!!
Alderley Edge mines- Engine Vein
Exploratory and muddy trip through Alderley Edge Mines, specifically Engine Vein, with the Derbyshire Caving Club
Maskhill Mine, Derbyshire
A Dudley Caving Club trip on Tuesday 27th December 2011.
Exploring baths 1800s mine (uk underground)
How cool is it to walk in the same footsteps as people 200+ years ago? This mine was deep under bath UK and was a great little explore apart from the spiders and the tights gaps lol this is the first video of our last UK road trip we make an amazing find in the next mine we explore video will be up in a week ;-)
HANGOVER HOLE Derbyshire UK Richard drops in
Richard dropping through the second squeeze on the way in to see the cave ten years after helping dig it open.
bit of pot holing in a mine? Alderley Edge
video uploaded from my mobile phone
Reeking Shaft, Temporary Capping
11 August 2012
Members of the Derbyshire Caving Club securing a mine shaft that opened up at Alderley Edge.
Peak Cavern (The Devil's Arse) - A Caving Trip
On Sunday 16th January 2011 deep in darkest Derbyshire a team of crack cavers from Dudley Caving Club go to probe the inner depths of a place that the locals refer to only as the Devil's Arse.
A video of a trip into the further reaches of the cave, the Far Sump Extensions, can be found at