Gambler's Caves

Darren Woodhead · 02-10-2005, 20:34

Does anyone have any info on the 'Gambler's Caves' ?

WillowTheWhisp · 02-10-2005, 22:12

Do you mean the old coke ovens at Church?

staggeringman · 03-10-2005, 00:07

they were up the coppice wernt they?

Wynonie Harris · 03-10-2005, 09:49

Gambler's Caves were over the top of the Coppice towards Hameldon, if I remember rightly. Basically, it was an old stone quarry with a couple of caves in it. The name came about because the spot was used for illicit gambling games, way back when. Always a bit of an eerie place, I thought.

cashman · 03-10-2005, 13:48

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Gambler's Caves were over the top of the Coppice towards Hameldon, if I remember rightly. Basically, it was an old stone quarry with a couple of caves in it. The name came about because the spot was used for illicit gambling games, way back when. Always a bit of an eerie place, I thought.

spot on with that wyn as you approached the caves there was a big reservoir to the left we used to go in that it was ruddy freezing

we used to take the bows and arrows up gamblers had some great afternoons.

cashman · 03-10-2005, 13:51

there was one big cave and a couple of smaller ones as i remember,the big one was not very deep and looked like part of the ceiling had fell at some point!

WillowTheWhisp · 03-10-2005, 15:14

oh wow, used to play up there as a kid but never knew it was called that.

accymel · 03-10-2005, 17:32

Ive enquired with my dad as he is a bit of a rambler & i actually can see them from my house in the distance, he tells me they have now been filled up since they took the slate out of the hill for the motorway.

Darren Woodhead · 03-10-2005, 19:12

The reason I asked is that the quarry is now being worked again.

The Caves have gone, A bit of Accrington history gone!

accymel · 03-10-2005, 20:29

slate quarrying again are they Darren? didnt know that.

cashman · 03-10-2005, 22:46

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Originally Posted by Darren Woodhead

The reason I asked is that the quarry is now being worked again.

The Caves have gone, A bit of Accrington history gone!

thats interesting darren will have a walk over there when i get back from me hols.

disco · 21-04-2007, 08:50

If any of you do go up there to the Gambelers Caves be careful as the caves have been opened up again by the quarry men before they left the site and believe me they are extreamily dangerous

z900guy · 27-09-2008, 16:08

Been up to Gamblers today ...............what a mess
Rubbish and abandoned vehicles everywhere its a disgrace surely the guy who leases it should landscape the area unless theres still work to be done but it does look abandoned