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D1288 - Peak District Lead Mining - [20th cent]

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D1288
Title	Peak District Lead Mining
Date	[20th cent]
Description	Copies of various mining records 1750-1970, made by permission from originals held at Chatsworth House
Extent	1 box
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Unidentified
Administrative History	Lead mining has been one of the principal industries in the Peak District since Roman times. The Cavendish family, Dukes of Devonshire, had extensive lead mining interests from an early date.
Custodial History	These documents were presented to Derbyshire Record Office in 1982.
Organisation Sub-Type	Copies and ephemera
Related Material	For other main series of lead mining records, see D1289, D2090, D2160, etc
Acknowledgements	The list was put online through the FindersKeepers project, with the help of Elissa Rowe

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Place (click for further details)	Type
Peak District	Natural/Geological Feature

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