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Projects
The DCC has carried out a large number of projects over the years ranging from excavating blocked shafts and levels to photography and surveying. As time has gone on, the amount of digging has decreased and studying the mines is gradually taking over. This gallery has pictures from some of the more recent projects including surveying and archaeological work.
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Archaeology in the mines
Surveying the mines
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Enlargement available&full=alderley_image/gallery_projects/Saddlebole_12.jpg "Working in Saddlebole Mine recording a cleaned surface") | Enlargement available&full=alderley_image/gallery_projects/Saddlebole_13.jpg "The excavated section in Saddlebole mine") | Enlargement available&full=alderley_image/gallery_projects/EV_arch_Pot_Shaft_01.jpg "Work on the surface at Pot Shaft. Doug is sifting material excavated from the shaft.") | Enlargement available&full=alderley_image/gallery_projects/Pot_Shaft_timbers.jpg "Timbers found at the base of Pot Shaft during the excavation. Carbon dating put them as having been part of a living tree in about 75BC.") |
| Working in Saddlebole Mine recording a cleaned surface (source: DCC records) | The excavated section in Saddlebole mine (source: Elaine T) | Work on the surface at Pot Shaft. Doug is sifting material excavated from the shaft. (source: Elaine T) | Timbers found at the base of Pot Shaft during the excavation. Carbon dating put them as having been part of a living tree in about 75BC. (source: Doug K) |
Enlargement available&full=alderley_image/gallery_projects/Archdig2.jpg "Excavation in progress in Tom's Shaft") | Enlargement available&full=alderley_image/gallery_projects/Archdig3.jpg "Sketch made during Tom's Shaft excavation") | ||
| Excavation in progress in Tom's Shaft (source: Elaine T) | Sketch made during Tom's Shaft excavation (source: Elaine T) | ||
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| Surveying the mines | |||
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| High grade surveying with a theodolite in West Mine | Adding detail such as passage height and width. The tape represents the line surveyed by theodolite | Using a total station to survey in the main chamber of Alderley Edge. The distant light is a reflector placed over a survey station | Using a total station on the surface to set up a giro on the base line at West Mine. The giro was used underground to set a base line there |
Enlargement available | Enlargement available | Enlargement available. The surveyor in the distance is using a total station to locate the station accurately&full=alderley_image/gallery_projects/IMG_5115.jpg "Reflector set up on radiolocated station (marked by the stake). The surveyor in the distance is using a total station to locate the station accurately") | Enlargement available |
| The underground transmitter for radio location. The point is found on the surface when the signal is lost - the null point. | Using radiolocation on the surface to locate a signal transmitted from below ground | Reflector set up on radiolocated station (marked by the stake). The surveyor in the distance is using a total station to locate the station accurately | Part of the West Mine survey with passage outlines and locations of shafts. The colours represent different depths. The red and yellow lines are significant surface boundaries. |
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