Dear listees,
It would appear from Bernard's response (and others) that the Footway
Piece on the Pontesford colliery, which I mentioned in my earlier
response to Mike Shaw, could very easily have had a ladder way or ladder
shaft down to the coal measures. Not necessarily an enclosure with a
footpath, which I have previously thought.
So many thanks for Mike's initial inquiry and to the other respondents.
Kind Regards
Andy Cuckson
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-----Original Message-----
From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Bernard Moore
Sent: 19 December 2008 10:14
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: mine entrances
Dear Bryan,
The answer to your question is no. In metal mining (anyway), a footway
is a ladder way that goes from u/g to surface, otherwise if solely u/g
it is a whinze, rise or manway (but to complicate things, they are also
sometimes referred to as ladderways, and I have seen footway on one old
u/g plan - much depended on individual surveyors interpretation and
likes/dislikes!).
A footrill, now that's a term - I must be honest - I haven't come
across before (or at least have forgotten! It is an interesting
name/word, in that the 'foot' is obvious, but, the rill is more
interesting in that a rill is a ditch - I am sure my memory is serving
me right on this. The term/name makes sense in that it is a 'foot
ditch', and the 'old man' used it as basically a description of a 'way'
underground to allow foot access and water egress. It would be very
interesting to know if any List members have seen this term applied
outside of your area (Notts.), as in other areas (& as you know), the
term is adit and/or level - mind you, to further complicate matters I
have heard waygate used as well in the N.Country - and there are one or
two others that I can't remember off hand!
Interesting!
Regards, Bernard
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