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company was established to procure certain mining leases and smelting works situated in County Durham: this was the Weardale Lead Company Ltd. Although not connected with the original Weardale company, John Cameron Swan became deputy chairman of the concern some years later and following reorganisation. The Nenthead &
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In Upper Weardale you can ''Wake up to Wildlife'', with rich birdlife around the pastures and the edge of the heather moorland golden plover, grouse, snipe, partridge and short eared owl. Just a few miles down the Dale is the Weardale Museum, for another insight into the leadmining life.
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Weardale''s Killhope Mine (opened 1860) saw the introduction of a 30ft diameter wheel in 1878 by Blackett''s. It hauled tubs of ore to the crushing mill while other wheels worked the crushing machines, jiggers, buddles and separators. The mine is now a lead mining museum.
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The 2019 Weardale WordFest will once again take place during the last weekend in October Friday evening to Sunday morning (25th 26th 27th). We have some exciting and inspirational speakers lined up together with workshops, exhibitions and other activities. the NorthPens young writers award will be launched at the WordFest and, after last year''s
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Weardale Lead Mining (Part 1) introduction Durham in Time. Weardale Lead Mining (Part 1) ‐ introduction by Shirley Waldock One of the richest lead ore mining areas in England lies at the point where the counties of Durham, Cumberland and Northumberland meet, that is Weardale, Alston Moor and Allendale.
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The North Pennine region around Alston and Weardale was mined below 100m for lead, fluorite and zinc (Figure 4a). Coal was mined extensively below 100m in the major Northumberland and Durham Coalfield and to the east near Hexham, Haltwhistle and Alston (Figure 4b). The deepest mining was restricted to the coastal area and off the coast.
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Weardale Lead Mining (Part 1) introduction by Durham in Time. Weardale Lead Mining (Part 1) introduction by Shirley Waldock. One of the richest lead ore mining areas in England lies at the point where the counties of. Durham, Cumberland and Northumberland meet, that is Weardale
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WEARDALE, Co. Durham, England. MINING HISTORY. The mining of Lead, zinc and latterly fluorite and barytes in the North Pennines is well documented going back at least 700 years and possibly back to Roman times. During much of that time however mineral working has been on a
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lead mining than in other nearby settlements such as Westgate. Instead the growth was part of a national trend of building combined with general economic buoyancy resulting from industrialisation such as quarrying and related services. By the 18– 19th centuries, new farms were created on newly enclosed land and an inn was
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3.3 Great Limestone outcrop in Upper Weardale (Killhope) 68 3.4 Old quarry in Upper Weardale (Killhope) 68 3.5 Evidence of former leadmining activity in Upper Weardale 100 3.6 Cowhorse Hush, a partnatural but largely artificial erosional feature 101 3.7 A
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Introduction 5 2. Geology 7 3. Extraction and Preparation of Lead 9 4. Lead Mining Before 1865 17 5. Output and Changes in the Lead Market 1865 to 1914 21 lead mining was part of the broad stream of British economical development".4 Lead was, and still is to a lesser extent, an important economic commodity. In the
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2 I Introduction Lead mining was an important industry in the Northern Pennines all through the 18th century and for most of the 19th, Burt (1984) analyses the industry in different parts of the country, Wales, Derbyshire, and Northumberland, Honeyman (1982) also looks at aspects
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Lead mining in Weardale reached its greatest levels during the 18th and 19th centuries, when the London Lead and Beaumont Companies dominated mining throughout the region, e.g. at the Cornish Hush Mine. During the 1880s the declining prices for lead forced both companies to give up their leases in the area, though the Weardale Lead Company
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Ont the way back we visited Killhope Mine in Weardale which is a restored and working lead mining museum. Well worth a visit if you are passing. The following day we set off again for Barnie but I took few photographs so there little more to show.
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Durham Dales, Stanhope Walk in Weardale. Durham Dales, Stanhope Walk in Weardale. Durham Dales Grade of walk: Easy / Moderate Time:23 Hours Explorer Map:307 A potted introduction to a classic Durham Dales scenery and heritage. There are villages and attractions worth exploring nearby including Killhope award winning Lead Mining centre
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Weardale has for centuries been famous as a lead mining area. In mediaeval times the region belonged to the Bishops of Durham who derived considerable revenue from the lead produced. Evidence of the past mining activity is abundantly apparent the overgrown tip heaps and the scarred hillsides bear silent witness to the scope of bygone operations.
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The North Pennine region around Alston and Weardale was mined below 100m for lead, fluorite and zinc (Figure 4a). Coal was mined extensively below 100m in the major Northumberland and Durham Coalfield and to the east near Hexham, Haltwhistle and Alston (Figure 4b). The deepest mining was restricted to the coastal area and off the coast.
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1 Introduction 2 Message details of Rookhope, on the south by MiddletoninTeesdale, and on the west by Heathery Cleugh. "The town of St. John''s, or Weardale St. John''s, is situated in the leadmining district, seven miles west from Stanhope, and anciently possessed a chapel dependent upon Stanhope parish. A weekly market is held on the
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JANUARY, 1917 21 and thus ended their long tenure of the Wear dale lead mines. Three years later, namely in 1883, the Weardale Lead Company Limited was form ed to take over the mines in this district on a 60 years'' lease from the Ecclesiastical Com missioners. The mines then working were Killhope Head, Greenlaws, and Grove Rake, while the famous Burtree Pasture mine. Boltsburn, and
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Introduction This region comprises Cumbria, Northumberland, Durham and Tyne and Wear and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire. The region includes the adjacent inshore areas which extend to 20km there are open major fracture zones. In particular, the Weardale lead mining district has been explored for its geothermal potential, and the Eastgate
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Weardale Lead Mining (Part 1) ‐ introduction by Shirley Waldock One of the richest lead ore mining areas in England lies at the point where the counties of Durham, Cumberland and Northumberland meet, that is Weardale, Alston Moor and Allendale.
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Introduction 5 2. Geology 7 3. Extraction and Preparation of Lead 9 4. Lead Mining Before 1865 17 5. Output and Changes in the Lead Market 1865 to 1914 21 lead mining was part of the broad stream of British economical development".4 Lead was, and still is to a lesser extent, an important economic commodity. In the
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Introduction Cambokeels Mine, a now abandoned, one time lead and fluorspar mine, is situated on the north bank of the river Wear between the villages of Eastgate and Westgate in upper Weardale close to the site of the Cement Works. The mine occupies the site
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Cammock Isle the story of a Weardale mine ©Helen Wilkinson 2003 The portal of Cammock Isle Level, near Eastgate Cambokeels Mine, an abandoned lead and fluorspar mine, is situated on the north bank of the river Wear between the villages of Eastgate and Westgate in upper Weardale close to
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I Introduction. Lead mining in Scotland was never one of Scotland''s leading industries, as was noted by Smout (1967) in one of the few papers devoted to this. Reasonably detailed records do exist for parts of the Northern Pennines and it to there that we will look to make a comparison. The Lead Mine Workings at Tyndrum: New Evidence
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I Introduction. Lead mining in Scotland was never one of Scotland''s leading industries, as was noted by Smout (1967) in one of the few papers devoted to this. Reasonably detailed records do exist for parts of the Northern Pennines and it to there that we will look to make a comparison. The Lead Mine Workings at Tyndrum: New Evidence
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The River Wear (/ ˈ w ɪər /, WEER) in North East England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland.At 60 mi (97 km) long, it is one of the region''s longest rivers, wends in a steep valley through the hedral city of Durham and gives its name to Weardale in its upper reach and Wearside by its mouth.
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