A cavern 70 feet below the streets of Reading where a network of 18th and 19th century chalk mines has been discovered
A cavern 70 feet below the streets of Reading where a network of 18th and 19th century chalk mines has been discovered There has been a history of subsidence in the town but until now there were only believed to be 3 mines to worry about Cavers pictured have now mapped 30 mines and miles of linking passages sparking a row over who is responsible for shoring up the many areas where the old mining works are crumbling away beneath modern homes Pictured is Emmer Green South Mine
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