Digging in Godstone Mine, Surrey, UK
Members of the Wealden Mine and Cave Society (of which I am a member) are digging a tunnel to create access to a part of the mine which hasn’t been seen for over sixty years due to a section of the mine having collapsed, blocking the route. The work is expected to take approximately six months to complete.
Dating back to the late seventeenth century, Godstone Mine was originally worked for firestone then later re-worked for hearthstone. In the early twentieth century it was used as a mushroom farm and during World War II it became storage for works of art and other valuable and important items.
Godstone Mine is a fascinating maze of tunnels littered with the remains of old railway tracks, graffiti and mud, marks and other remnants from its intriguing history.
 
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