Report - Top Cabin mine, air raid shelter and Storrs Fireclay works, Loxley, Sheffield, June 2024

[HughieD]

Have you found any plans for the whole mine during your research? If its fairly extensive might be worth having a dig through it. Totally asking for a friend

I have mate. They were so big it was hard to photograph them. Massive mine that goes into the bank for kms and links up with a number of other mines. Looks like the biggest fireclay/ganister mine in South Yorks.

 

[alex17595]

I have mate. They were so big it was hard to photograph them. Massive mine that goes into the bank for kms and links up with a number of other mines. Looks like the biggest fireclay/ganister mine in South Yorks.

My 'friend' will have to go take a look

 

[Scoobysrt]

Nice to see inside, the water put me off when I went.

 

[HughieD]

Nice to see inside, the water put me off when I went.

Can get pretty high. Currently at low water mark though.

 

[HughieD]

TOP CABIT EXTRA!

Actually, it’s not all folks. Popped back with @alex17595 so here’s a few more pictures:

Holding strong (fortunately):

Never tire of this view:

Alex spotted the haulage rope marks in this wall:

Communication wire mount:

And back out:

We established that the wagon way ends in total collapse in the distance of this pic:

Towards the incline, we found this. Looks like a collapsed building. Possibly the explosives store?

Up towards the now blocked third adit found these old wagon wheels:

And this cool wagon loaded up with bricks:

Gotta love Top Cabin….

 

[alex17595]

The wagon way collaps

 

[HughieD]

The wagon way collaps

That's a pretty comprehensive collapse, innit mate?

 

[alex17595]

It's dead jim