Report - Aspull Pumping Pit - Aspull, Wigan - September 2021

[LumixLunacy]

Slightly edgy about going, read an account of

"The Drop

N 53 34.107 W 2 34.113. Here you will find a hole (by the remains of a bicycle!). I peered into this hole and was amazed to see it is a very large drop to the now flooded mine shaft. I dropped a stone in and timed it at 4 seconds for the splash. By my calculations that means the drop is 78 metres!"

Skydiving into a pit shaft full of water is not really my thing.
Can anyone confirm or deny?

 

[MK83]

Slightly edgy about going, read an account of

"The Drop

N 53 34.107 W 2 34.113. Here you will find a hole (by the remains of a bicycle!). I peered into this hole and was amazed to see it is a very large drop to the now flooded mine shaft. I dropped a stone in and timed it at 4 seconds for the splash. By my calculations that means the drop is 78 metres!"

Skydiving into a pit shaft full of water is not really my thing.
Can anyone confirm or deny?

The drop is covered by a metal plate with a small inspection hole in it. Its quite safe.

 

[LumixLunacy]

Thanks for that
Now that's a structure that was built to last!