Cashmere Caverns

Summary

Cracroft Caverns, also known as the Cashmere Caverns, are a series of large chambers in the Cashmere Hills of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is home to ring lasers of the University of Canterbury.

Cavern

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  The entrance to the Cashmere Caverns.
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  The currently used entrance to the Cashmere Caverns.
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  Plaque above entrance
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  Plaque above entrance
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  First cavern you come to on entering the Caverns
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  Second cavern
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  Connecting tunnel between two caverns
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  Partially lined cavern (notice the rocks above the concrete ceiling) and ring laser equipment.
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  Original floor plan
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  Original floor plan
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  Possible generator exhaust pipe
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  End of alternate access to Cashmere Caverns. The end of the tunnel is now blocked off.
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  The alternate access tunnel
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  Sealed off ventilation shaft

Ring lasers

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  The C-I ring laser
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  Discharge on C-II ring laser
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  One of the fours corner of Ultra-G ring laser