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~ Caine Hill Shaft ~

Brief Description: Caine Hill Shaft was uncovered in 2003 by Tim Andrews when he was enlarging the entrance to his drive. He removed part of a dry stone wall to discover a metal plate, the covering to a stone-walled shaft. Tim told Mike Thompson about the discovery one lunchtime in the New Inn and Mike started a dig in the shaft with the help of John Walsh, Dudley Herbert, Rich Dolby, Mark Howden and Tony Audsley. The early diggers dropped out for various different reasons and the dig lay fallow until re-started in earnest by Tony Jarratt in March 2007.

Summer 2003 Richard Dolby in the "original" entrance	Summer 2003 Mike Thompson at the bottom of the entrance shaft.	Summer 2003 Dudley Herbert at the then bottom of the dig.	Summer 2003 Dudley Herbert
2^nd April 2007 Trevor Hughes at the entrance	2^nd April 2007 Tony Jarratt drilling in the rift.	2^nd April 2007 Tony Jarratt.	2^nd April 2007 Looking up at the entrance.
2^nd April 2007 Fume-filled entrance shaft.	2^nd April 2007 JRat looking down the shaft.	9^th April 2007 JRat chiselling in the rift	9^th April 2007 Looking up rift towards the entrance.
13^th August 2007 Vacuum cleaner sucking out fumes and CO₂.	13^th August 2007 A vision in blue and pink furry-suit.	3^rd September 2007 Looking down at seatings for the concrete beam.	11^th September 2007 Preparing formwork for the beam.
14^th September 2007 The ACME miracle bar-bender.	14^th September 2007 The ACME miracle bar-bender in action.	14^th September 2007 Preparation of the reinforcing bars.	1^st October 2007 Formwork and reinforcing in position
2^ndOctober 2007 The cement mixing team Alice Audsley, Rosie Audsley & Pierre Abastado

Last modified: 01-Apr-2008