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MICHAEL BOND
THE BLUE
LAGOON
T h e Blue Lagoon is p roba b ly o ne o f t h e m o s t i n fa m o us p i t s
i n the UK, more famous fo r i l le ga l rave s an d t ra g e dy t h an any
“ k nown” carp – a deep f lo o d e d c ha l k p i t w i t h a l l ma n n e r o f
s n ags and obstacles lyi ng b e n ea t h i t s c r ys ta l c l e a r b l u e wa te r
a l l just waiting to cut you o f f . T h e p i t i s f ul l o f s c ra p m e t a l ,
h u ndreds of tons in fact , s o m e l ef t f ro m t h e qu a rr y wh e n i t
f l ooded in 1934 and so me a d de d by th e g e n e ra l p u b l ic ove r
t h e years. It has four cars ly i ng o n t h e b o tto m i n o n e c o rn e r,
a sunken boat , two sets of tra i n c ar ri a g es a n d a n ol d h o p p e r
a l ong with large amounts o f r u s ty o l d m i n i n g e q u i p me n t d o tte d
a l l over the pit . Essentially t he B l u e L a g o o n i s j u s t a f l o o d e d
i n dustrial estate from the 1 9 3 0 s w i th ca r p in – a rou n d 25 to
4 0 is my best guess. I swe ar i n so me sw i ms yo u ’ re b e t te r o f f
u s ing a magnet to hold bo t to m t ha n a ny ty p e o f l e a d !
FR E ELINE 79
