In this 1866 photo we see the father of denehole exploration, F.C.J. Spurrell, as a young man - indeed this is thought to be the only surviving image of him. The picture was taken at a noteworthy four-pillared denehole at Stankey, Bexley. Also present on this excursion is Sir John Maryon Wilson - underlining Sir John's considerable knowledge about deneholes located on his estate at Charlton and nearby at Hanging Wood.
Left to right: FJS [Spurrell senior], FS [Spurrell junior], AS [Alfred Spurrell], Capt. Popperwell, HS [Herbert Spurrell], and Sir John Maryon Wilson.
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