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<blockquote data-quote="Hayman" data-source="post: 364784" data-attributes="member: 52867"><p>"Wow!" is a very over-used word - but wow! The music created a feeling of danger, and had me thinking: ""What next?" When was the camera-user going to stumble and fall into a hole, or the lake? The amount of hand labour needed to construct the buildings and those arches and dig the cuttings - before a single piece of slate was cut for sale is on a scale of building the Egyptian pyramids or what are now the Great Zimbabwe ruins or some of the Aztec or Inca edifices. What struck me was - apart from the two boilers and a few small pieces of ironwork - all we see is stone, trees and water, plus some concrete block structures. That we are seeing the quarry after just 50 years of abandonment is an indication of how much more ancient sites would have looked after similar short periods of non-use. Think of how Machu Picchu would have looked 50 years after it was abandoned. </p><p></p><p>I see (Wikipedia) "Dorothea commenced working in the early 1820s. By 1848 it had become the dominant quarry in the area, employing 200 men and producing 5000 tons of finished slate. Production peaked in 1872 at 17442 tons. In the 1930s over 350 men were employed at Dorothea. Production dropped significantly after the start of World War II and the quarry closed in 1970". </p><p></p><p>But how many men were at work solely on the construction of what we see in the video? Why the decorative panels on the walls of one building? They reminded me of the Portuguese blue and white tiles. </p><p></p><p>Which was the Pit of Death? The lake? Do the warning signs say: "NO LIFEGUARDS ON DUTY"?</p><p></p><p>Thank you very much, Wavy Dave, for letting us see your video. Just think how it would have looked when in full operation!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hayman, post: 364784, member: 52867"] "Wow!" is a very over-used word - but wow! The music created a feeling of danger, and had me thinking: ""What next?" When was the camera-user going to stumble and fall into a hole, or the lake? The amount of hand labour needed to construct the buildings and those arches and dig the cuttings - before a single piece of slate was cut for sale is on a scale of building the Egyptian pyramids or what are now the Great Zimbabwe ruins or some of the Aztec or Inca edifices. What struck me was - apart from the two boilers and a few small pieces of ironwork - all we see is stone, trees and water, plus some concrete block structures. That we are seeing the quarry after just 50 years of abandonment is an indication of how much more ancient sites would have looked after similar short periods of non-use. Think of how Machu Picchu would have looked 50 years after it was abandoned. I see (Wikipedia) "Dorothea commenced working in the early 1820s. By 1848 it had become the dominant quarry in the area, employing 200 men and producing 5000 tons of finished slate. Production peaked in 1872 at 17442 tons. In the 1930s over 350 men were employed at Dorothea. Production dropped significantly after the start of World War II and the quarry closed in 1970". But how many men were at work solely on the construction of what we see in the video? Why the decorative panels on the walls of one building? They reminded me of the Portuguese blue and white tiles. Which was the Pit of Death? The lake? Do the warning signs say: "NO LIFEGUARDS ON DUTY"? Thank you very much, Wavy Dave, for letting us see your video. Just think how it would have looked when in full operation! [/QUOTE]
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