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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8097/1/4
TitleLead mining plan: mineral plan of the Wirksworth Valley. Merebrook Sough. 1852 forefield shown. 1853 forefield in pencil added. Forster's plan
Date1852
DescriptionThe following description is based on Doug Nash's notes:
Shows workings in great detail as follows: Quakers Vein, Skimmel Vein, Care Vein, Upper Ratchwood Engine Shaft, Eldon Tree Vein, Saunders Cross Vein, Edmund Vein, Offal Vein, Storer Vein, Porritors Vein, Carters Vein, Ropers Cross Rake, Ropers Engine Shaft, Bradley Vein, Dimple Vein, Salters Vein, White Rake Scrin, Tackets Engine Shaft, Old Tackets Scrin, Shaft on Old Tackets, Tissington Shafts, Thistley Engine Shaft, Marl Meadow Engine Shaft, Shaft on Steel Grove Scrin, Spencer Vein, Black Vein, Scrin Vein, Burton Vein, Carters Upper Vein, Goodluck Vein, Nether Ratchwood Engine Shaft, Taylor Vein, Pirates Shaft, Holmes Scrin, Tenth Vein, Climbing Shaft on Ravens Tor, Woodward Engine Shaft, Willow Shaft, Landlord Shaft, Upper Grey Mare Engine Shaft, Dinah Engine Shaft, Penns Rake, Bank Close Scrin, Hallams Hollyhole, E. S., Crabtree Scrin, On Cellar Scrin, Orchard Vein, Wallclose Engine Shaft, Upper Bage Engine Shaft, Wallclose Vein, Sprink Hollyhole Climbing Shaft, Middle Bage Engine Shaft, Browson Vein, Burton Vein, Sandy Vein, Michaels Vein, Gulph Vein, Bultor Vein, Hard End Engine Shaft, Middle George Engine Shaft, Nether George Engine Shaft, Goodluck Shafts, Stop Thief Shaft, Forefield Shaft, Twenty Lands, Jersey Wheel Scrin, Gells Scrin, Calton Rake, Grattons Scrin, North Cliff Side Vein, Moulds Vein, Rantor Vein, Sough New Shaft - became Meerbrooksough Engine Shaft. Shafts and Veins on Meerbrook Sough up to Meerbrooksough Engine Shaft only. Grey Mare, Dinah, Penns, Chance, Walkers Founder, Royal Oak Scrin, Perseverance Scrin, George Vein, New Shaft - became Hallams Shaft, Sough Breck Vein, Walker Vein, Venture Vein, Streets Vein, Slack's Scrin, Wallclose Vein, Brooks Vein, Key of the Country, Great Shaft, Sough Taker Meers, Bage Sitch, Acre Sitch Shaft, London Co's New Shaft [London Lead Company].
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorDoug Ashton Nash of Eyam (1921-2016), lead-mining historian and caver
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