Disused Shale Mine / Cave, Mid Calder, West Lothian
Disused Mine in Mid Calder. Quote from a website: These early shale workings supplied Oakbank Oil Works prior to sinking Oakbank No. 1 and 2 Pits. Substantial remains exist of workings in the cliffs on the west bank of the Linhouse Water that now form part of Almondell and Calderwood Country Park. The 1869 estate plan (below) suggests that the standard gauge mineral railway that subsequently served Oakbank No. 1 & 2 Pits initially terminated close to the east bank of the Linhouse water, from where a bridge across the river provided access to the mines in Calder Wood.
Efforts were made during the 1990's to block access into these adits. Prior to that, the adventurous (or foolhardy) were able to explore a network of stoop and room workings extending back into the cliff. In some area, the presence of timber props protruding a foot or so from the floor of the tunnel suggested that the original roof had collapsed, leaving a void above the original workings. The mine entrances can only be reached following a difficult scramble down the steep sides of the valley, then following a rough track beside the river which is only safely accessible when water in the river is low.
Resident houses earmarked for demolition | SWNS TV
Meet the last residents of a ghost-town housing estate which was earmarked for demolition 15 years ago.
Of 240 houses on the Deans South estate in Livingston, West Lothian, only ten are occupied.
The handful of residents clinging on have refused to sell up to West Lothian Council, insisting that they are not being offered enough cash for their homes, which were built in the 1960s as council houses.
And while a developer has offered to rehome residents if they agree to sell to them so their houses to be demolished, it is dependent on all the homeowners agreeing to a deal - which has not happened.
This video was shot 7th September 2019.
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Mid Calder, West Lothian
East Calder Gala Parade 2019
The bands at the East Calder Gala Parade 8th June 2019
Calder Wood - Mid Calder.
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ALMOND VALLEY PART 1
Fun day out
A Visit to Almond Valley Heritage Centre
3rd July, 2011. A family outing on a sunny afternoon. The soundtrack is 'Goat Island' by John Renbourn.
The Hardcore Ninja's
90 foot diving bridge swing at Almondale country park ,East Calder,Scotland with the crackninja division
Not for Fags or young children !