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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1288
TitlePeak District Lead Mining
Date[20th cent]
DescriptionCopies of various mining records 1750-1970, made by permission from originals held at Chatsworth House
Extent1 box
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorUnidentified
Administrative HistoryLead 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 HistoryThese documents were presented to Derbyshire Record Office in 1982.
Organisation Sub-TypeCopies and ephemera
Related MaterialFor other main series of lead mining records, see D1289, D2090, D2160, etc
AcknowledgementsThe list was put online through the FindersKeepers project, with the help of Elissa Rowe
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