Nenthead Mines is a historic place at Nenthead, near Alston, in Cumbria, UK. This remote valley is covered by remains from the lead and zinc mining industry of the North Pennines, including mine entrances, watercourses, dressing-floors and buildings. The site is famous for its geology and is notable for rare lichens and plants growing on the ...
Through marriage the Blackett mines passed into the Beaumont family around 1830. The low lead prices of the 1870s forced the closure of the Beaumont's Weardale mines in 1883, but its leases were taken over by the Weardale Lead Co. Ltd. As well as lead, this company produced increasing amounts of fluorspar for use as a flux in iron making.
Weardale Lead finally abandoned the mine in 1913, but there have been at least two subsequent but unsuccessful, trials of the workings: firstly at Quarry Level (NY 89413762), 0.7km to the north east of the monument in 1940 and then at Middle Level itself in the early 1980s.
Lead mining in Weardale dates back many hundreds of years and it's likely Roman mining engineers exploited the rich lead veins during their occupation of the British Isles. Although quite a few types of minerals can be found in Weardale, the most beautiful without doubt is Fluorite.
Lead mining was an important industry in the Northern Pennines all through the 18th century and for most of the 19th, Burt (1984) ... Source Thomas Sopwith "An Account of the Mining Districts of Alston Moor, Weardale and Teesdale . 3 II Bingtale, Fathomtale and other contracts
Fluorite Mines in the North Pennines - Weardale proper. Blackdene Mine. The site of the Blackdene mine is located just north of the River Wear, between the villages of St. John's Chapel and Ireshopeburn. Lead mining on many of numerous veins in this area dates back to medieval times, and Fairburn (1996) reports that the first records of mining ...
Middle Greenlaws Level lead mine and ore Works at Daddry Shield, Weardale (NY 889369) is also the location of a World War II aircrash that is commemorated with a memorial in the village square of St Johns Chapel nearby. A circular route of one and three-quarter miles has …
A surviving Lead Ore mine, the Killhope mine at Weardale, 20 miles from Alston. The water wheel was used to power ore crushers and washers. Life as a miner in the 1850s, whether digging Lead in England or Gold in Australia, was harsh, tough and dangerous, …
Burtree Pasture Mine (Breckonsyke Mine; Broadmea Mine), Cowshill, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK : Located just north of the village of Cowshill, Burtree Pastures was one of the largest lead-producing mines in Weardale during the 19th century. The mine was reopened during the …
Rookhope and the Lead Mines is a 4.8 mile loop trail located near Rookhope, County Durham, England that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options. Length 4.8 miElevation gain 692 ftRoute type Loop.
Alan Earnshaw's Wear Valley Way Filed under: Weardale Way Start: Killhope Lead Mining Centre Click to View Start Position on Google Maps. I have made numerous comments on this walk when discussing the Weardale Way and how the first waymarked route was established in the 1970s and recently whilst digging through some old files I came across the original route description by Alan …
Catch a glimpse of home life for lead miners a century ago. Weardale Adventure Centre, Ireshopeburn – 01388 537 387 – 80-bed residential centre with a reputation for high quality outdoor education and activity courses. Swimming Pools: Weardale Open Air Swimming Pool, Stanhope – 01388 528 466; Wolsingham Community Pool – 01388 528 198.
Our cottage is named for the (now) obsolete word for Lead. There is a rich heritage of lead mining in Weardale, and we are keen to preserve that history. Many of the lead mining sites in County Durham are preserved as scheduled ancient monuments by English Heritage. The area is equally rich in wildlife, ecology and history.
The Weardale Lead Company reopened the mine in the early twentieth century for fluorspar, initially extracting it from dumps and backfill left during the lead mining period. Shafts and inclines eventually worked the vein from the Great Limestone down to the Three Yard Limestone, but by the early 1960s reserves of ore were becoming depleted, and ...
Image Credits Slider: Comfortable Accommodation - D. T. Heatherington; Show Time - Weardale Agricultural Society; Killhope North of England Lead Mining Museum; Peace and Tranquility- Visit England/Visit County Durham - Stanhope Moor; Outdoors and Active - Weardale House YMCA; Dark Skies - Weardale at Night - Gary Lintern; Eating Alfresco - J. Stephenson; Vibrant Villages - D. T. …
From 1818, mining in the area was controlled by W B Lead Co, a mining company established by the Blacketts, a prominent Newcastle family which had leased mining rights in Weardale from the Bishop of Durham. In 1853, W B Lead began driving the Park Level Mine, which eventually intersected 11 …
Killhope, The North of England Lead Mining Museum, Upper Weardale, County Durham. The Jigger House, 1873-77 Grade ll" listed. This building contained machines which separated lead-bearing ore from waste rock by means of mechanical sieves, flowing water and gravity. Bellows by Alldays & Onions of Birmingham & London. The WB Lead Company had nearly all the lead mines in Weardale …
Not long after the Park Level Mill came into use, the price of lead plummeted, rendering lead-mining in Weardale uneconomic and, in 1883, W B Lead closed all of its operations in the district.The Park Level Mine was taken over by another company, Weardale Lead, which continued to operate it until 1910, when production ceased.The mine was re-opened briefly in 1916, during the First World War ...
In 1860, the decline set in, the company surrendered all its leases in 1907; and now only three mines are working under the new Weardale Lead Co., and those recently closed will never re-open.
Opening times and prices. Admission is free! We are open seven days a week from 10.30am until final admission at 4.00pm, as we close at 5.00pm. The café is open 11.00am till 4.00pm – with hot food available until 2.30pm.
Weardale Lead Mining Co., Ltd. Warning: This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an indication of the changes of ownership and the links between companies and directors in those companies. The company may own other properties etc. and there may have been other changes of ownership etc. for which we currently do not ...
A Lead-mining County Lead was probably worked in the upper valleys of the Wear and Tees in Roman times. Records certainly show that it has been mined since the 12th century.
The North Pennine lead field comprising Teesdale, Weardale, South Tynedale and the Derwent valley formed the most important lead producing area in the country. Lead mining was also carried out in the Yorkshire dales, particularly in neighbouring Swaledale and Arkengarthdale.
location. The mine was located in the Howden Burn Valley in the Bollihope District of Weardale in the North Pennines, County Durham, England.. history. Lead ore was mined in the mine from 1863 to 1902 at the latest, as well as from 1971 to 1972 and from 1979 to 1980 fluorspar.. Lead mining. One of the first publications about the mine dealt with a fatal accident in which the miner John ...
19th-century lead mine. Up at the head of Weardale, you will find Killhope Lead Mining Museum, a wonderful evocation of a 19th-century lead mine, with masses to do and an awesome display of minerals and fossils. Its fluorospar collection alone is worth the trip. In the same area, but a little further east, there is the Weardale Museum run ...
the mine yielded 147324 tons lead concentrates. Under Weardale Lead Co, 1076 tons were produced up to its closure in 1890. Total output c.175000 tons. Reopened and worked for fluorspar by the Weardale Lead Co between 1970 and 1981. (3) Mine was worked for at least 300 years prior to 1890. It was also worked by the London Lead Co.
British Mining No 56 – The Weardale Mines. By R.A. Fairbairn. As in his monograph on the Mines of Alston Moor, the author has sought to outline the development of mining for lead ore, iron ore and fluorspar in upper Weardale together with its important tributary, the Rookhope Burn. After a history of the area and some of the principal players ...
English: Prof Henry Louis is the man who saved the Minute Books from the London Lead Co from being burnt by the liquidator at Middleton in Teesdale. He was a Consultant Geologist for the Weardale Lead Company. Mr Willis, once told Sir Kingsley Durham that he was the last manager alive who managed a mine for the London Lead Company.
The mine was worked between ca. 1830 - 1875 for lead, first by the London Lead Company and later by the Beaumont Co. The mine was reopened in 1906 by the Weardale Lead Co. for fluorspar and has seen a succession of owners through the 20th century.
lead mining in weardale. Academic Studies. Miners and Methodism in County Durham 1881-1991 Alan Jun 17, 2015 0. Read More... Academic Studies. ... WTW is a small, friendly walking group which meets on the 1st and 3 rd Tuesdays of each month for walks in Weardale and its fringes.. Everyone is welcome on our walks, local residents and visitors to ...
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