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Lead Mining news from the The ... The Prince Bishops of Durham exploited lead and silver deposits in Durham's dales while monasteries mined and smelted lead ...

The Decline and End of the Lead Mining Industry in the Northern Pennines 1865 - 1914; A Socio-Economic Comparison Between Wensleydale. Swaledale and Teesdale.

Killhope - Nr Cowshill, Upper Weardale, DL13 1AR Durham, Durham - Rated 4.6 based on 95 Reviews "It's almost a week since my first visit to Killhope and...

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In 1865, the United Kingdom began importing more lead metal than it exported and by 1885 the domestic lead mining industry had halved. This industry had been in the ...

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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 ...

Although the footpath and the track that passes through Middle Greenlaws Level Lead Mine is a public right of way, ... Archaeology County Durham, ...

Nov 29, 2003· Durham: Walk of the month ... But here in the western hills it was lead mining that dominated the lives of local ... Information Durham Dales Centre, ...

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The North of England Lead Mining Museum, also known as Killhope, is an industrial museum near the village of Cowshill, County Durham, England.

Killhope Lead Mining Museum, Cowshill: See 213 reviews, articles, and 103 photos of Killhope Lead Mining Museum on TripAdvisor.

JANUARY, 1917 21 and thus ended their long tenure of the Wear-dale lead mines. Three years later, namely in 1883, the Weardale Lead …

Some history: The Kilhope Lead Mining Centre is a lovely site at the top of Weardale and surrounded by wild flower meadows.

The social character and culture of Castleside during its lead mining days was probably more akin to the Pennine ... AN OLD DURHAM INDUSTRY. THE HEALEYFIELD LEAD MINE.

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This site hosts the Durham Mining Museum ... Division 4 — Durham District; List of mines under the ... List of mines under the Metalliferous Mines Act; Lead Mines ...

From the thirteenth century lead mining in the Durham dales was encouraged by the Prince Bishops who profited from the mining ... Weardale, once noted for its lead, ...

Lead Mining in County Durham by Robert Bell Lead Mines were most likely worked in the upper valleys of the Wear and Tees in Roman

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Weardale is a dale, or valley, of the east side of the Pennines in County Durham, England. Large parts of Weardale fall within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding ...

Lead mines 11 Entries found. ... Castleside, Dene Howle Lead Mine: 1898: Castleside: postcard: Copley, Gaunless lead smelt mill: date unknown: ... Durham County Council.