Swildon's Hole, Priddy, Mendip Hills, Somerset.1921.

BGS Image ID: P249907

Tratman's Temple 

BGS Image ID: P249908

Barnes Loop

BGS Image ID: P249905

The White Way through Barnes Loop

BGS Image ID: P249906

Slender stalagmite pillars [Tratman's Temple]

Images from the British Association for the Advancement of Science photograph collection held at the British Geological Survey.

Photographs were taken by J.Harry Savory in 1921. A brief account of the cave exploration at this time can be found in the recent book: Irwin, D., Moody, A., Farrant, A. Swildon's Hole: 100 years of exploration. Published by the Wessex Cave Club, 2007.

Bob McIntosh