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Ashmead, Pete:
Ease Gill Survey: (1967)		Original paper drawing in pencil of  (1967) survey.
Ease Gill Survey: (1967)		Original Ink drawing ready for printing of  (1967) publication.
Ease Gill Survey: (1967)		Photocopy of Original Ink drawing ready for printing of (1967) publication.
Ease Gill Survey: (1967)		Casterton Fell.  Surface drawing with overlay of underground passages (1967)
Ease Gill Survey: (1967)		OS  6" sheet SD68SE with overlay of geoilogical features.
Dilling, Nancy:
Taylor, Wilfred:
Press Cuttings:		Selection of post 2nd World War press cuttings - Yet to be catalogued.
Diary: (Hand Written)		Front Cover -" Bury Cave and Pothole Club" notepaper + Picture of Main Chamber,  Gaping Ghyll.  by H.W. Rhodes
		Lancaster Hole:
		Discovery - 29th. September 1946.	Pages 1-2
		The Descent - 13th. Octiober 1946.	Pages 3-7
		Lancaster Hole - 21/22/11/46	Page 15
		(page out of order but numbered as given)
		Lancaster Hole, Sketch Plan and section, 22/11/46.	Page 8
		(probably the first ever survey of Lancaster Hole)
		Lancaster Hole - 27/10/46	Pages 9-11
		Lancaster Hole - 10/11/46	Pages 12-14
		(blank page)
		Lancaster Hole, Saturday night - 7/12/46	Pages 3-7.
		Lancaster Hole - 22/12/46	Pages 16-18
		Lancaster Hole - 7/12/46.	Pages 19-20
		Lancaster Hole - 22/12/46.	Pages 21-22
		Lancaster Hole - 5/1/47	Page 23
		24th. November 1946. The Master Cave	Pages 24-25
		(Typed and signed)
		Report from R.W.Taylor. Burrow. Received 13.xii.1946)	Page 25
		- Saturday/Sunday. December 7/8th 1946.
		- The expedition began at midnight.
		(Typed and with penciled notes)
		Lancaster Hole - 19/1/47	Pages 26-27
		Casterton Fell - 30/3/47	Pages 28-30
		The Collonade, Lancaster Hole - photograph by E. Simpson 1947.	Page 30
		(with  R.W. Taylor, Christine, Thornber)
		The Master Cave - April 13th. 1947.	Pages 31-36
		Lancaster Hole (Thursday night) 8th. April	Pages 37-39
		Oxford Hole - 12/6/47- Survey.	Page 39 (insert)
		(Titled)
		- One hours exploration. June 12th. 1947. 8.45pm 9.45pm, George Cornes, W. Taylor)
		- Explored depth approx. 100ft.
		Oxford Hole - 8/6/47.	Page 40
		Oxford Hole - 12/6/47.	Pages 40-44
		Lancaster Hole - 24/8/47.	Pages 46-48
		Lancaster Hole - 14/9/47.	Pages 49-49B
		Lancaster Hole. New Section. - Survey.	Page 50
		(Titled)
		- Rough sketch on exploration by Martin Ridges and W. Taylor 24/8/47.
		Lancaster Hole - 13/9/47.	Page 51
		Lancaster Hole - 14/9/47.	Page 51-53
			(No page numbering from this point)
		Lancaster Hole - 20/9/47.	1 page
		Bull Pot of the Witches. Casterton. - photograph by R. Bliss R.R.P.C.	1 page
		Lancaster Hole - 12/10/47	2 pages
		Lancaster Hole - 26/10/47	4 pages
		Lancaster Hole - 23/2/48. Sat & Sun.	3 pages
		Next section of diarty consists 23 pages of photographs
page 1		Lancaster Hole - by G. Aspen.	23 pages
		1.  Foot of 110 ft. Pitch. Entrance Chamber. Showing Iroin Ladder.
		2. "Portcullis". "Chocolate Tunnel". "Wilf Taylor's Passage".
page 2		Lancaster Hole. by J. Aspen.
		1.  Deformed Stalagtites caused by flood debris. Stream Passage Master Cave.
page 3		Lancaster Hole - by J. Aspen.
		1.  "Snail Cavern", Montague Cavern "East"
		2.  "Snail Cavern", "Montague Cavern", "East",
		Unusual formations showing floor movement.
page 4		Lancaster Hole - by J. Aspen.
		1.  Lancaste Hole.
		2. Deformed stalagtites due to collections of flood debris. Master Cave.
page 5		Ivory Castles Lancaster Pot - by R. Bliss
		1.  Missing
		2.  Grave-Yard,  Lancaster Pot.
page 6		Missing
page 7		Portcullis Passage - Lancaster Pot - by R. Bliss.   Missing
		Eyre, Bewes, Kitchen, Saunders.
page 8		Lancaster Pot 1950 - by R. Bliss
		1. (no details)
		2. (no details)
page 9		Collenade. Lancaster Pot 1950.  by R. Bliss "Red Rose"  Missing
page 10		Smokey Hole. Leck Fell - by R. Bliss
		1.   Leyland,  Smoked Out.
		2.   Marton Arms 1950
page 11		Swindon Pot, Easegill - by R. Bliss
		1. Himself. Cornes  Missing
		2.   Bewes, Eyre, Pollit
page 12		Oxford Pot 1950 - by R. Bliss
		1.   J.Eyre, Platypus Junction
page 13		Oxford Pot 1950 - by R. Bliss "Red Rose"  Missing
page 14		Oxford Pot 1950 - by R. Bliss "Red Rose"
		1.   Leyland
		2.   On the Road. Taylor, Bliss
page 15		Oxford Pot 1950 - by R. Bliss
		1.   "Broadway" - Photograph by Lead-lamps.
page 16		Oxford Pot 1950 - by R. Bliss
page 17		Portculliss Passage LP.  - by R. Bliss
		1.   Kitchen, Leyland.
		2.   Flash Bliss, Taylor.
page 18		Oxford Pot 1950 - by R. Bliss
		1. Eyre and Leyland
page 19		1. Marble Steps Feb 26th. 1950 - by R. Bliss.  Taylor, Bliss, Leyland.
		2. Gale Garth,  March 1950.     Leyland, Taylor, Bliss
page 20		1. Smokey Hole, Leck Fell -     Bewes, Eyre, Taylor.
		2. Marton Arms 1950.
page 21		Red Rose
		1. (no details)
		2. (no details)
page 22		1. Red Rose
		2. Taylor, Bliss - Ingleboro
page 23		1. Ease Gill - Leyland, Bliss
		2. Lancaster Pot - Eyres, Taylor
		Notes on Lancaster Hole - 3/11/46	1 page
		Hunt Pot Ribblesdale - photographs by W. Taylor B.C.P.C.	1 page
		1. (no details)
		2. (no details)
		Hull Pot, B.C.P.C. 1939.	1 page
		1. W. Taylor B.C.P.C.
		2. Hull Pot in Flood. Horton in Ribblesdale (Postcard T73 Walter Scott)
		Skirwith Farm Ingleton 1939-42. - photographs	1 page
		1. Our Camp.
		2. Self, Jack, Dick.
		3. Dick Simpson.
page 1		Alum Pot, Selside, Ribblesdale
		Description with surface photograph by R. Simpson.
page 2		Alum Pots Shaft
		Facts on Alum
		Photograph of shaft by W. Taylor.
		Postcard of Rock Bridge - T72 Walter Scott
page 1		The Descent of Alum
		with picture - The Double Shuffle Long Churn Cave by J. Mitchell
page 1		Alum Pot 1939 - photographs of members of B.C.P.C.
		1. View of Alum Pot
		2. R. Simpson
		3. Taylor
		4. R. Simpson
		Next section of diarty consists 8 pages of photographs	8 pages
page 1		Sulber Pot, Fell Close, Ribblesdale
		Photograph of Sulber Pot by Mitchell CPC
page 2		Rift Pot, Clapham Bottoms, June 7th. 1941
		Party: R.H.Simpson, R.D.Leakey, F.Horrocks, J.Holt, W.Taylor, (Dorothy) surface.
		1. R.H.Simpson B.C.P.C.
		2. Holt by W. Taylor
		3. Taylor by J. Holt
		4. (no details) by W. Taylor
		5. (no details) by W. Taylor
page 3		Postcard, Rift Pot, Chaple le Dale, - T107 Walter Scott
page 4		Postcard / Photograph.
		1. Peca Falls Ingleton
		2. Photograph, Ingleboro from Chapel -le-dale
page 5		Rift Pot 1941
		1. Carrying tackle up to Rift. - Simpson, Taylor B.C.P.C.
page 6		Rift Pot
		2. Entrance Shaft by R.H. Simpson
		3. Holt on entrance shaft, by W. Taylor
page 7		Gingling Hole, Fountains Fell
		1. Horrocks in Gingling by R.D. Leakey
		2. Simpson, Taylor in Gingling by R.D. Leakey
		3. Simpson, Taylor in Gingling by R.D. Leakey
		4. Bob  in Gingling by W. Taylor
page 8		Gingling Hole, Fountains Fell, R.D. Leakey B.S.A.
		1. Horrocks in Gingling
		2. Horrocks in Gingling
		3. Horrocks, Taylor in Gingling
		4. Taylor in Gingling
		5. Simpson in Gingling
		6-9 (no details)
		Next section is a typed copy of the first six pages of the diary
		Lancaster Hole:
		Discovery - 29th. September 1946.	1 page
		The Descent - 13th. October 1946. (last page not typed)	2 pages
		Next section of diarty consists 16 pages of photographs	16 pages
page 1-4		Nottingham Pot - 1st. Descent BSA Members, photographs by J.O. Myers Bsc. B.S.A.
		1. Leach, Taylor, Cornes, Cherry.
		2-5. (no details)
page 5		Sell Gill, Ribblesdale
		Sel Ghyll (3rd. Pitch) Horton in Ribblesdale T105 Walter Scott
page 6		Ingleboro Area
		Clapdale Farm
		Deep Snow - G.G. 1946.
page 7		Beauties of Craven
		Malham Cove
		Typical Craven
page 8		Winter on Ingleboro
page 9		Views in West Riding
		1. Ingleboro from below Hill Inn, Chapel-le-dale, by J. Garvey
		2. Kilsey Crag, Wharfedale by W. Taylor
		3. Pecca Falls, Ingleton by W. Taylor
pages 10-13		Sappers Romantic discovery of a huge cave in the rock of Gibralter containing a freshwater lake
		1. March 22nd. 1943 - The third chamber …..
		2.  This chamber leading to a lake ….
		3. Tunnelling in the Rock of Gibralter ….
		4. The fourth chamber …
page 14		5. Royal engineers discover a many chambered huge cavern ….
page 15		The lanes near Copy Nook, Ribblesdale 1939
page 16		R.H. Simpson by J.E. Garvey B.C.P.C. 1939
		Ribblesdale 1939 - W. Taylor by R.H. Harvey Sec. B.C.P.C. 1939
		Thorns Gyll and Ling Gill 1940
		1. Holme Hill Cave (Holme Gill Cave) by J. Garvey
		2. Thorns Gill by J. Garvey
		Ling Gill 1940
		1. Top Waterfall by J. Garvey
		2. Half Way Down by J. Garvey
		3. Bottom Fall by J. Garvey
		W.J. Pot,  Kingsdale 7th. December 1947 (with sketch map)	3 pages
		Crina Bottom 14th. Dec 1947.	1 page
		Crina Bottom 11th. Jan 1948.
		Next section of diarty consists 14 pages of photographs	14 pages
pages 1-2		Oxford Pot
		1. East Passage by J. Leach N.P.C.
		2. Stream Passage nr. Syphon. By J. Leach N.P.C.
		3. Stream Passage nr. Pool Junction by J. Leach N.P.C.
		4. Past the Snake by J. Leach N.P.C.
page 3		Langdale 1952 Nr. Gimmer Crag by R. Bliss
page 4		Unknown photo with press cutting … "Underground caves said to be …."
page 5		Flood Entrance G.G. by J. Leach N.P.C.
page 6		Magazine cutting:
		Yorkshire Underground by Norman Thornber (Tom Taylor's Cave)
page 7		Mere Gill
		Taylor, Holt by R.H. Simpson
		Press cuttings: Pothole gives up its secret, Potholers discovery - Daily Telegraph Fri. Mar 4 1949.
pages 8-11		Slasher Pot 1948,   with photographs by J. Walmsley
		1. Entrance
		2. 2. J. Pearce, J. Walmsley
		3. Kitchen, Pearce, Helm and Walmsley
		4. Oakes, Thackerey, Kitchen, Cornes, Helm, Harrison, Walmsley.
		5. Helm, Walmsley, Harrison.
		6. Slasher Pot Jan-Feb 13th. 1949.
		Party: BSA leader George Cornes dug through above pitch from surface.
		Sound of running water heard but gel. Needed for final push.
page 12		Peak Cavern - Survey (BSA)
page 13		Juniper Gulf 1948 by J. walmsley N.P.C.
page 14		Postcard. Juniper Gulf Inglebough T85 Walter Scott
		Juniper Gulf - Survey (Gritstone Club Sept. 1924)	1 page
		Jockey Hole & Rift Pot - Survey (Cuttriss & Brodrick Aug. 1904)
		Picture. Lost John's Cave - entrance	1 page
		Magazine extract: Lost John's Cave by Arnold N. Patchett	1 page
		Serving Members of the "Bury Cave and Pothole Club"	1 page
		J. E. Garvey R.A. - photograph
		Bury Cave and Pothole Club Library	1 page
		Library contents list  (22 items)
Easegill Survey Data		(Titled)
		- Rough sketch on exploration by Martin Ridges and W. Taylor 24/8/47.
File 1:		Lancaster Hole - 13/9/47.
File 2:		Lancaster Hole - 14/9/47.
File 3:
File 4:		Lancaster Hole - 20/9/47.
		Bull Pot of the Witches. Casterton. - photograph by R. Bliss R.R.P.C.
		Lancaster Hole - 12/10/47
Files A through to Z:		Lancaster Hole - 26/10/47
		Lancaster Hole - 23/2/48. Sat & Sun.
Caving Posters:
		Kl. Holl-Loch CH-Niderbauen NW
		The Columns - Ogof Ffynon Ddu
		National Caving Conference 1977 - BCRA
		8 eme Festival International du Film de Speleologie 1985
		National Caving Conference 1988 - BCRA
		Karst of China
		Monster Cavern, Lancaster Hole
		Alum Pot & The Long Churn Caves (2 editions)
Early Caving Trip Reports by:
R.D.Leakey:		Report on Lancaster Cavern Work Party: April 27th.1947
		- with survey of Giant Chamber
		- Hand written carbon copy to E. Simpson and Mr Cornes.
		- Present: A. Gemmel, Harris and friend, B. Taylor, R.D. Leakey