Natural Spring (Water)- any nearby? - Page 4

Benipete · 07-12-2009, 13:59

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

Thanks for your input.
The one on the bend has already been mentioned here.
If the one opposite the Red Lion is still there, then that is the best candidate yet for me to use.
I won't need wellies to get to it - lovely

Was told by my grandma that the water up there contained a lot of iron oxide.

Not sure if that is good or bad.

MargaretR · 07-12-2009, 14:07

I need to websearch that.
I have found this for starters which looks promising
Occupational (OSHA) and Environmental Hazards: health, nusiance, iron oxide
There are generally no harmful effects of drinking water with iron in it (unless you or a member of your family has hemochromatosis). Dissolved iron and iron oxide (rust) are mostly a nusiance causing bad taste, sediment build up, and staining.

Incidentally did you see my thread about iron filings in cornflakes
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...kes-48644.html
Not all iron compounds are good for you- and filings def aren't

shillelagh · 07-12-2009, 17:28

BBC News - British geology maps now free to explore on website

that might interest you margaret ..

MargaretR · 07-12-2009, 17:38

Thanks Jen - I have bookmarked the geology site because their map section is so busy I can't get into it yet.
I was told by a neighbour that old mine workings prevented my road from being extended and the land behind - hope it will show that I am not positioned over a mineshaft

Neil · 07-12-2009, 19:27

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

hope it will show that I am not positioned over a mineshaft

Come on everyone admit how many of you smiled when you read that

MargaretR · 07-12-2009, 19:40

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Originally Posted by Neil

Come on everyone admit how many of you smiled when you read that

Be Careful -- what you wish for others can be visited on you

yerself · 07-12-2009, 19:46

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

hope it will show that I am not positioned over a mineshaft

Why did an image of Room 101 come to mind? With Neil about to pull the lever.

shillelagh · 07-12-2009, 21:26

dont give them ideas for the accyweb meet yerself .. they come up with ideas enough ...

ask lynx ...

Neil · 08-12-2009, 09:30

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

dont give them ideas for the accyweb meet yerself .. they come up with ideas enough ...

ask lynx ...

Are you suggesting we dig a big pit then drop Margaret in it?

Thats not very nice of you

Galloping Hairpin · 08-12-2009, 16:06

I looked on the Mario maps KATEX mentioned, ( thanks for that KATEX ). That land on Hopwood St is shown as having a 'pump' in the middle of it which is what one or two locals said years ago. I presume that is a well or something and as 'forgotten' now that would account for the water pouring down Hopwood St. Perhaps there is a blocked underground pipe or something.

Anyway MargaretR : it will likely be a lot of work to dig it out and 'taste' it. I would have thought if it is as old as it appears to be, the water was probably from a reliable and clean source originally, but who knows what abandonment has done to it....

All this has got me very interested in the 'underground' Accrington we don't know about! There is a whole row of houses I know of that is sinking into the ground......wonder if they are on an old mine-shaft/tunnel or something....& on that note..an old man told my mother there are tunnels all the way from here to Blackpool that were dug as collieries joined up to others. Sounds a bit far fetched I think..

MargaretR · 08-12-2009, 16:15

There are many uncharted old mineworkings hereabouts.
I was told this by a potholing enthusiast who had explored some

Galloping Hairpin · 08-12-2009, 17:37

Just tried looking on that geological site, mentioned above, to see if there any kind of mapping of coal mines under us. Can't see any marked out but then again I'm not very good at using these online maps. On the older OS surveys there were collieries marked out all over Accrington. The geological maps show only opencast coal mines that seem to cover huge areas of Accy. They don't show the old sandstone quarrys though. The old OS maps show pumps and springs that are not on the geological one...All very confusing for 'a bear of little brain'

Benipete · 08-12-2009, 19:51

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

There are many uncharted old mineworkings hereabouts.
I was told this by a potholing enthusiast who had explored some

Are You Sure About That

MargaretR · 08-12-2009, 20:00

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Originally Posted by Benipete

Are You Sure About That

Why shouldn't I be

katex · 08-12-2009, 20:14

Not showing any near you on the maps I can find Margaret .. wonder if there are maps in the library which are targeted at mine workings ?

There is a well still indicated though very near to you..

Well.jpg

Funnily enough .. we noted not long ago ... that near where my brother lives on this estate, there is a piece of land that has never been built on, and these maps throw up a 'coal pit' and a tunnel leading to it. His garage seems to have been built over the tunnel ...