Box, Browns & C.A.D.
Part 4
Ben carried and rolled his tyre for ages before I finally persuaded him to put it down. If he'd had his way we would now have a tyre at home.
In typical military fashion, all the areas had their own unique number.
I wonder when this light last worked?
Ben opens the door as we headed out of #20 District.
An intact piece of conveyor belt.
The drum that the conveyor would have wrapped around still turned effortlessly. Ben managed to melt his gloves by trying to stop it spinning!
The '19/20 Drift' which was completed in June 1940.
Ben looking up at an impressively high pressured water leak, just visible as a faint vertical line.
A helpful WWII sign!
Looking back down the drift.
The top of the drift, about the enter #19 District.
Welcome to #19 District.
This was the control room for the #19 District slope shaft, which is just visible on the right.
Climbing the slope shaft.
Rusty cable carriers.