These are the list of published complilation surveys that have appeared as full surveys of the Peak Speedwell System. This doesn't include surveys that have appeared in caving publications, accompaning articles etc about discoveries.

They are listed in chronlogical order:

Speedwell Mine Geology Diagram
Drawn by: ?
Not Dated

Speedwell Mine
Drawn by Ralph Oakden
Not Dated

Speedwell Mine, Castleton.
Drawn by: Broderick & Taylor. 1904.
The main passages to Cliff Cavern

Peak Cavern, Castleton. Drawn by: E.A. Winder. 1912.
All known passages to Mucky Ducks.

Peak Cavern, Castleton.
Drawn by E. Simpson. 1947.
Published

Plan of Peak Cavern. Drawn by Gilbert, J.C. and Atkinson, F. 1949

Speedwell Mine, Castleton. Drawn by: Howes and Ford. 1956
All known passages at the time.

Peak Cavern, Castleton.
British Speleological Association. Drawn by: Les B Salmon. 1959
Includes plan and section
Published

Hurdlow Steel Pipe Plan
Hurdlow Steel Pipe Elevation
From Doug Nash, 1970

Speedwell Mine
Drawn by Doug Nash, 1971
Not Published

Speedwell Mine, Castleton.
Drawn by Richard Shaw. 1986.
Includes passage cross sections.
Published

Peak Speedwell System, Castleton
Drawn by John S Beck, 1981.
Unpublished

Peak Speedwell System, Castleton.
Drawn by John S Beck. Dec 1986.
Includes Peak Cavern passage cross sections
Published

Peak Speedwell System, Castleton
Drawn by Paul Deakin and John Beck, 1991
Published

The White River Series, Peak Cavern, Castleton.
Drawn by: Dave A Nixon (Moose). 1992
Published

James Hall Over Engine Mine, New Rake Castleton.
Drawn by: Dave A Nixon (Moose). 1995.
Published

Peak Speedwell System, Castleton.
Drawn by John S Beck. Nov 2001.
Published

Peak Speedwell System, Castleton.
Drawn by John S Beck. Nov 2012.
Published

 

 

 

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