What, No talk of mendips?

[Danny Sutton]

I'm supprised that there hasnt been a thread about it..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-19515285

[Les Williams]

What's to say? An even larger "largest chamber in Britain! has been found in the Mendips.
Nobody but the diggers have been in yet, nor likely to for some time...

It looks pretty though.  

[John Nicholson]

Well spotted Dan!
LesW - can you keep us all posted on progress with this amazing discovery?  Is it likely that many more cave systems are still hiding there, waiting for silt to be cleared?

[Tim Watts]

"Graham Price, chairman of the Council of Southern Caving Clubs, said the previous largest cave found in the Mendips had been GB Cavern, a 6m (19ft) wide by 12m (39ft) high by 90m (295ft) long chamber discovered in the 1940s."

Correct me if i'm wrong, when i was in GB cave a few weeks ago it was a damn site bigger than that!!???!!!???

[mike leahy]

[quote="timwatts" post=9548]"Graham Price, chairman of the Council of Southern Caving Clubs, said the previous largest cave found in the Mendips had been GB Cavern, a 6m (19ft) wide by 12m (39ft) high by 90m (295ft) long chamber discovered in the 1940s."

Correct me if i'm wrong, when i was in GB cave a few weeks ago it was a damn site bigger than that!!???!!!???[/quote]

you have a tipical male  alemment? which is you see things bigger than they actually are  :whistle:  :whistle:  especially when you have something in yuur hand  :blush:  :blush:  :blush:  :blush:

[Les Williams]

[quote="timwatts" post=9548]"Graham Price, chairman of the Council of Southern Caving Clubs, said the previous largest cave found in the Mendips had been GB Cavern, a 6m (19ft) wide by 12m (39ft) high by 90m (295ft) long chamber discovered in the 1940s."

Correct me if i'm wrong, when i was in GB cave a few weeks ago it was a damn site bigger than that!!???!!!???[/quote]

Pretty sure its bigger myself. I expect it is the floor area they are quoting but that isn't the full story. It's all very subjective and will never be properly defined.