Solve a mystery near Brick Bridge?

[the rover]

I seem to recall that years ago the mine shaft opened up and that a child who was playing near there fell down the shaft and was killed and that was when it was filled in with concrete and that the concrete structure is like a memorial. This is just my memory, maybe some of the older long time Marple residents might also remember the story.

[andrewbowden]

Ah!  Excellent to know!

Thanks

[marveld]

It's a capped coal mine, originating from Samuel Oldknow's days I think. Although it was capped much more recently.

It is indeed a capped mine shaft. Here's the 1872 map for all you map fans out there -

http://maps.nls.uk/view/102341011#zoom=6&lat=7749&lon=5770&layers=BT

[admin]

Been meaning to ask this for ages.

Next to a footpath, near Brick Bridge, is this mysterious concrete structure.  Does anyone know what it is, and what it's for?  I've never seen anything quite like it.

(I suspect the answer is very boring.)

It's a capped coal mine, originating from Samuel Oldknow's days I think. Although it was capped much more recently.

[Condate]

It looks like a triangulation point where maps are drawn from. I could be miles out of course!

All the best for 2018

Steve

That's what I thought too, but it doesn't seem to be marked on the OS map and https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/gps/legacy-control-information/triangulation-stations Doesn't seem to mention it (but I might have missed it).

[Steve Gribbon]

It looks like a triangulation point where maps are drawn from. I could be miles out of course!

All the best for 2018

Steve

[andrewbowden]

Been meaning to ask this for ages.

Next to a footpath, near Brick Bridge, is this mysterious concrete structure.  Does anyone know what it is, and what it's for?  I've never seen anything quite like it.

(I suspect the answer is very boring.)

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