Matt Wall's Photo Gallery
View of mine entrance as of 2020
Purley Chase Manganese Mine, Atherstone, North Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, UKView of the middle opencut adit looking north towards Purley Park. In the bottom right the small entrance can be seen. Extensive weeds and shrubs are no present compared to times when others had visited the mine.
View from the top of Belowda Beacon
Belowda Beacon, Belowda, Roche, Cornwall, England, UKA view standing on top of Belowda Becon next to the trig point there. This is the view looking towards St Austell and some of it's China clay pits. Photo taken May 2015 by Matt Wall.
Tresungers Mine tips and shaft hidden behind bushes
Tresungers Mine, Port Isaac, St Endellion, Cornwall, England, UKA view of Tresungers Mine from the hill leading from Tresungers Farm, the tips and shaft are hidden behind brambles and trees. Photo taken 9/04/2015 by Matt Wall.
Looking into the mine shaft at Tresungers Mine
Tresungers Mine, Port Isaac, St Endellion, Cornwall, England, UKLooking down into Tresungers Mine shaft, photo taken 9/04/2015 by Matt Wall.
View of Wheal Edward looking towards Botallack Mine
Wheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UKView of Wheal Edward looking towards Botallack Mine and Allens Shaft. Photo taken 9/04/2015 by Matt Wall.
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Ting Tang Mine, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UKField of View: 3 mm
Self collected specimen of Olivenite from the Ting Tang Mine, Cornwall. Photo taken using a Dino-Lite and stacked by CombineZP. Collected whilst on a Russell Society trip at the mine dumps during March 2015.
Collection and photo by Matt Wall.
R6U-N27Olivenite Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Ting Tang Mine, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UKField of View: 3 mm
A self collected specimen of Olivenite from the Ting Tang Mine, Cornwall. Collected during a Russell Society field trip to the mine dumps during March 2015.
Collection and photo by Matt Wall.
Entrance to Judkins Quarry (now a disposable waste tip)
Judkins Quarry, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire, England, UKThe set of granite letters spelling out "Judkins" at the entrance to Judkins Quarry which is now a tip for everyday waste, members of the public use the tip daily for disposing of general waste.
View of Judkins Quarry looking from Camp Hill
Judkins Quarry, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire, England, UKA view looking into the bottom of Judkins Quarry, Nuneaton, from the top of nearby Camp Hill. The view is restricted from the road due to numerous trees and overgrown hedges, hence the unavoidable tree in the photo. The view in the background is looking towards Weddington, in the direction of Leicester.
Photo taken by Matt Wall, 2015.
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Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UKField of View: 6 mm
Lovely blue spherules of Connellite in a small cavity from a specimen collected from Wheal Cock dumps in August 2014 by Matt Wall. Photos taken using a Dino-Lite microscope, 7 images were stacked using Combine ZP software.
Matt Wall photo and collection.