Ah - Yes,
Pete Challis apparently bid for these slides, but failed. And apparently
they were indeed sold to someone called "the_contemplator" - Oh. Dear!
Well, I shall try E-mailing this person and see whether I get a reply>
Wish me Luck!!!
Cheers, Dave
In message <[log in to unmask]>, David Hardwick
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Most mining slides seem to be purchased by an ebay member called
>"the_contemplator"
>He purchases literally thousands of slides on all sorts of subjects from
>ebay averaging about 70 separate purchases per day!!!
>
>I have been researching two sets of slides for sometime - one by Herbert
>Hughes (coal mining in the Dudley area) the other by J C Burrow (slate
>mining in North Wales)
>
>I have tried contacting him regarding slides from these sets that he has
>purchased but never received a reply
>
>Good luck
>
>David
>
>David Williams wrote:
>> Can anyone help?
>>
>> We have recently become aware through the good offices of Martin
>> Critchley and Richard Shaw that four glass slides were sold on E-Bay.
>>
>> These slides were described as being "Out Rake Mine". Two of them showed
>> an Engine House. One of the shots showed two engine houses and two
>> chimneys whilst the other showed just one engine house. The other two
>> slides showed two miners. In one of these slides the larger, stout miner
>> appeared to be about to lower another smaller miner down a shaft using a
>> stows. On the other slide the same two gentlemen were shown operating a
>> hand powered crusher.
>>
>> Having seen the E-Bay page of these slides, it has become apparent that
>> the engine houses shown are those at High Rake, whilst the two miners
>> are recognised as Derbyshire men by Jim Rieuwerts.
>>
>> We have been working at High Rake excavating and preserving the site for
>> the last eight years, and in fact, we finished the project today.
>>
>> Unfortunately, details of the sale reached us too late to enable us to
>> do anything about the sale.
>>
>> This is a desperate plea - Has anyone on the List purchased these
>> slides? Or do you know anyone who has? If so, please get in touch with
>> us, we would love to get at least a good copy of these pictures.
>>
>> Having finished at High Rake Mine, we will be turning our attention to
>> Silence Mine at Grindlow, where there is a Community Project to
>> transform a derelict piece of ground into a nature reserve and a
>> community asset. Part of the site contains the demolished remains of an
>> engine and boiler house dating from the 1860's. Our part of the project
>> is to excavate and conserve the mine site.
>>
>> Cheers, Dave Williams
>
>Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.
>Checked by AVG.
>Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1334 - Release Date: 18/03/2008
>20:52
>
>
>No virus found in this outgoing message.
>Checked by AVG.
>Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.8/1363 - Release Date: 07/04/2008
>08:56
>
>
--
David Williams
|