Mines on the moors

[Lance]

I have just been wandering through www.www.webbaviation.co.uk
There is a srction on Accrington;
Here are a couple of photographs of an abandond mine on top of Moleside.
One is noted, the other one is in a photograph where the pilot/photographer says he was looking for evidence of where the PALS trained prior to WWII.
Could annyone enlighten me, I lived in accrington for 23 years, and heard nothing about these mines

[MargaretR]

aerial photographs of Accrington Lancashire UK

Your link didn't work so I found it

[***Mr D***]

Originally Posted by Lance

I have just been wandering through www.www.webbaviation.co.uk
There is a srction on Accrington;
Here are a couple of photographs of an abandond mine on top of Moleside.
One is noted, the other one is in a photograph where the pilot/photographer says he was looking for evidence of where the PALS trained prior to WWII.
Could annyone enlighten me, I lived in accrington for 23 years, and heard nothing about these mines

Interesting.

Where is Moleside? can someone Flash earth me the location?

I will go and have a closer look sometime.

[Nickelson]

top of coppice t'other side of bypass. Slate pitts farm is below it.

[***Mr D***]

Originally Posted by Nickelson

top of coppice t'other side of bypass. Slate pitts farm is below it.

Can you centre it on flash earth.

I have put it on the coppice lodges at present.

Flash Earth ...satellite and aerial imagery of the Earth in Flash

[Nickelson]

Yea sure this is roughly in the middle if you want me to centre where the photo was took i will do .

If you do go up there myt be some cows on the hill .

Flash Earth ...satellite and aerial imagery of the Earth in Flash

[Nickelson]

Lance they are the trenches on top of the coppice the mines in question are actually quarrys i belive.

[***Mr D***]

Originally Posted by Nickelson

Yea sure this is roughly in the middle if you want me to centre where the photo was took i will do .

If you do go up there myt be some cows on the hill .

Flash Earth ...satellite and aerial imagery of the Earth in Flash

No thats good, nice one.

Thats what I was thinking Quarry, not mine, although you would be supprised how much mining activity there was round this area many years ago.

[Nickelson]

Surely he is wrong as the Late Bill Turner or other local historians would have Known abouth this and why would they train in a mine.

They deffo trained on the trenches as they dug them out themselfs.

[mickmc]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

aerial photographs of Accrington Lancashire UK

Your link didn't work so I found it

If its the second pic on top row you're meaning - that is on Moleside yes but its on the side that faces down to the Hapton Inn pub and the Burnley - Acc road - they are old quarry workings not mines

[Nickelson]

Mickmc you seem to know a lot about Hambledon is that that the ridges you can see from hapton.

[Bob Dobson]

See the book 'Coal Mines around Accrington & District' by Jack Nadin, published 1999. Accrington Local studies library have a copy. It is probably still available nfrom Northern Mines Research Society Accrington chap Harry Tootle will be able to assist further. He wrote the book on Moorfield Pit Disaster.

[mickmc]

Originally Posted by Nickelson

Mickmc you seem to know a lot about Hambledon is that that the ridges you can see from hapton.

Nice walking up there !!

Yes those are the ridges

[Lance]

Originally Posted by mickmc

Nice walking up there !!

Yes those are the ridges

The modern use of mines fI think is for quarries, No one seems to quarry anymore, they open cast mine.
I think the term was coined by our American cousins.

[BLACKBURN RAVER]

glad i stumbled upon this thread, i also wondered where moleside was so did a search and found a nice little walk called the hambledon hill loop, me thinks i will be making that treck sometime in the near future, isnt it surprising whats on your doorstep, and you dont even know about it