Hasard Cheratte Coal Mine, Liege, April 2010

Hasard Cheratte is a former coalmine on the outskirts of Liege, Belgium which closed in 1977. It has a distinctive presence that dominates the view from all around. It comprises of a massive concrete winding tower, a castle-like building that houses a secondary winder, bath house and other associated buildings - as well as the mine itself which we got a sneak preview of on this visit. I had visited Cheratte in June 2007 with Jaff Fox and Valan and enjoyed it a lot, the re-visit earlier this month certainly didn't disappoint.

The route in and out was 'interesting'!

Visited with King Al and bumped into a group from the Netherlands.




This was the first explore of the trip, more to come!

Excellent shots Al, really like those.

It sure was a memorable trip, especially getting in and out of the site

nice one both of u the stuff above ground is out of this world, gothic looking some of it, i would of had to go underground though, the place looks amazing, great collection of pics from u both

Great shots, I love the look of this place.

Great to see so much of this excellent site. Good work and pics both of you.

Some stunning photos there. Plenty of concrete goodness to keep folk happy too.

Was this a drift mine or both??

The adit looks so inviting but we all know the dangers that lie within a coal mine...

Thanks for posting.

Excellant shots Marlon and Al..very thoughtful compositions too,unlike myself who goes in Sigmas blazing at everything!

The mine tunnels looks really good. What was the air quality like?

Niceeee liking it good shotss

Amazing place, well captured. What exposure time did you use for the adits? And which one forks into the two tunnels? I only ventured into the right hand of the pair at the southernmost end of the site when I went there two years ago (not in any of your photos). The gate was well locked on the gated adit in King Al's pics, so I couldn't get into that.

I see you got to the wings either side of the tower in the Gothic part, which I missed out (I got discombobulated by some youths whom I suspected were up to no good). Did you go up the main tower? I see no photos.

Here are my photos: [ame="http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=30582"]Hasard Cheratte, March 2008[/ame].