I thought it would be a useful thing to have a topic where we can share inscriptions we have recorded in mines and quarries. Sometimes these can be hard to interpret, and by having other pairs of eyes looking at them we might be of assistance to each other. It would also be nice to simply share stuff out of interest. It would be nice not to include modern explorer stuff, unless it is of interest in its own right, recording an important discovery, for example. Not that I condone doing this but you do come across it now and again. I am particularly interested in the mutual assistance aspect. Like, does anyone else come across this sort of thing, or I am struggling to read the letters in this name and so on.
nobody should feel obliged to mention locations, although this could in itself be useful.
For no other reason than I find this open to interpretation, here is what I think is a tally from one of the Surrey mines east of Merstham.
I suggest it is a daily tally of something, over three weeks, 6 working days a week.
nobody should feel obliged to mention locations, although this could in itself be useful.
For no other reason than I find this open to interpretation, here is what I think is a tally from one of the Surrey mines east of Merstham.
I suggest it is a daily tally of something, over three weeks, 6 working days a week.
