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Robert, Devon Record Office holds 12 sheets of abandoned mine plans for Betsy cat Nos. R17 (9 sheets) and 733 (3 sheets). They also a total of 19 sheets for Friendship (4473 and R115). Fische copies are also available. If you approach the Coal Authority for digital copies be prepared to take out a mortgage - their pricing policy is unrealistic for independent researchers. Best wishes Phil Newman -----Original Message----- From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robert Waterhouse Sent: 23 August 2011 10:16 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Underground Inclines Dear Ali, I mean an angled shaft designed to take a railway, rather than a skip road as found on vertical or near-vertical shafts. One should be able to walk up and down without using ropes, though of course some are pretty steep even so. I went down the Wheal Crebor one with a rope at Rick Stewart's insistence, but didn't really need it, while Cononley is an easy scramble. I'm perfectly well aware that there are exceptions - one of the ones at Friendship shown on the long section is clearly sunk on a cross-course or slide as its only about 15-20 degrees off vertical, but it seems to be an exception rather than a rule. In reply to your previous email, I found the Friendship long section, looking north on the line of the principal lode, but have never seen a vertical plan of the workings. I have not seen either plans or sections of Betsy. Robert -----Original Message----- From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alasdair Neill Sent: 23 August 2011 09:39 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Underground Inclines Going beyond your remit of J. Taylor & Sons there were of course numerous examples, Botallack, sub inclines at Geevor & S. Crofty, Parc Mine, etc etc. Also I think you need to define what you mean by an incline - the vast majority of shafts in UK metal mines pre 20th-c were inclined rather than vertical, ie sunk at least in part following the dip of a lode.