Blue John Cavern Castleton, Derbyshire A trip to the mine
JUly 2017 and we took a visit to the Blue John Cavern near Castleton.
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Blue John Cavern Castleton, Derbyshire
A quick climb up the stairs of the best Blue John Cavern in Castleton
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Blue John Cavern trip (Peak District)
Trip to Blue John Cavern located in Peak District in North England.
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Blue John (1963)
Castleton, Derbyshire.
The Harrison family have mined near Castleton for 200 years, but not for coal. They mine Blue John, a stone used for ornaments and jewels, named from the French bleu-jaune, after its yellow blue colouring. L/S of a valley in Derbyshire. M/S three people with mining helmets make their way to the mine entrance at Treak Cliff Cavern.
Inside they show where the seam of shining stone is revealed. They use chisels to break away pieces of rock. One of the team is a girl. They bring a bucket of rocket out to the surface and examine it in the daylight. There are shots of various pieces of Blue John ware, including a £1000 vase. There are more example of ornaments and jewellery in the shop and one of the family is seen working at a lathe, making a small jar.
Note: There are some brochures in the documentation file. See also CP 419 Cuts.
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The cavern takes its name from the semi-precious mineral Blue John, which is still mined in small amounts outside the tourist season and made locally into jewellery. The deposit itself is about 250 million years old.
The miners who work the remaining seams are also the guides for underground public tours. The eight working seams are known as Twelve Vein, Old Dining Room, Bull Beef, New Dining Room, Five Vein, Organ Room, New Cavern and Landscape.
In 1865, Blue John Cavern was the site of the first use of magnesium to light a photograph underground. It was taken by Manchester photographer Alfred Brothers
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Speedwell Cavern POV & The Devil's Arse!
We visit Castleton in Derbyshire, to go down down the Devil's Arse! - an underground cave system. Nearby is Speedwell Cavern where visitors can take a very dark, underground boat ride to the main cavern, (not for the claustrophobic!). Includes POV of the boat ride, which for me was an authentic 'River Caves' ride!
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Gemporia At The Blue John Treak Cliff Mine
We were recently delighted to spend time at the Blue John Treak Cliff Fluorite mine in Derbyshire, ahead of the launch of a very special jewellery collection featuring the stone. Rebecca Sellors, in-house jewellery designer with C W Sellors, has created a very limited collection of pieces that you can now own.
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Blue John Cavern -- Explanation--
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CASTLETON | Walk through Castleton, Peak District, Derbyshire, England
CASTLETON | A walk around the village of Castleton in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England ????????
The village of Castleton in Derbyshire is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, at the western end of the Hope Valley on the Peakshole Water, a tributary of the River Noe, between the Dark Peak to the north and the White Peak to the south.
Lying in the lee of mysterious Mam Tor, locally known as the 'Shivering Mountain', Castleton is one of the most beautifully-situated villages in the White Peak.
Whether you approach through the dramatic limestone gorge of Winnats Pass or from the Hope Valley, you'll appreciate the fabulous views created by its location on the cusp of the Peak District's breathtaking limestone and gritstone landscapes.
Whatever the weather, Castleton has something to offer visitors of all ages at any time of year. If it's fine and you're feeling fit, climb the steep steps up to the atmospheric Norman ruins of Peveril Castle, completed in 1086 for William Peverel, a favoured knight of William the Conqueror.
Castleton is the only place in the world where the semi-precious stone Blue John, unique to the Peak District and Derbyshire, can be found.
Some of the finest examples - including the largest known single piece of Blue John, The Pillar, can be found in Treak Cliff Cavern in Castleton, where you can also explore a fairytale underground world of stalactite and stalagmites.
Like Castleton's other show caves, Treak Cliff was once a lead mine. Peak Cavern has the largest natural cave mouth in Europe - large enough for cottages and even an inn to be built inside in previous times. Nowadays the space it used for special events, including Christmas carol concerts.
Speedwell Cavern offers an underground boat ride to the eerie 'Bottomless Pit', while Blue John Cavern, opposite Mam Tor, is the deepest of the caves and also contains examples of Blue John.
You can buy jewellery crafted from Blue John in the village, and Castleton Visitor Centre, with its museum and visitor centre, is a mine of information. Fortify yourself in numerous cafés, tea rooms and pubs before heading off to tackle the Great Ridge Walk, one of the finest routes of its kind in the country.
Castleton is most definitely a recommended countryside walk with fresh air, great views of the caves, the castle and the various pubs, cafe's, restaurants and gift shops. A great day out
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Finding Blue John and Snailasaurus.
We are off on an adventure so grab a drink, put you're feet up and join me in the Hope valley at Black rabbit quarry where go in search of monsters from a by-gone age.
A real adventure into the past!
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Drive through Blue John Cavern
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The History of Blue John Stone - Part 1
The Hope Valley in the peak district is the location of the ancient village of Castleton and the deeply mysterious semi-precious stone called Blue John.
World of Faceting Machines Ep.20 : Blue John
This episode features Blue John stone as it is mined, cut, and polished in Castleton, England.
To learn more about Blue John and Treak Cliff Cavern, check out :
For more information on the history of gem cutting, please visit facetinghistory.com
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Out And About: Blue John Cavern Castleton
A look around one of the 4 show caves in Castleton, This is Blue John Cavern, thanks to our guide