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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D6967/8/1-6
TitlePlans showing Holme Hall Chert Mine
Date1867-1889
Description/1 Holme Hall Chert Mine belonging to T. J. Gisborne Esq. of Bakewell, Oct 1867, showing Holme Hall and the boundary of the Duke of Devonshire's property. Annotation reads "The area from which the Chert has been worked is colored with Pink Margins"; these margins are labelled "Extent of Workings Oct 7 1867". Scale: 10 fathoms to an inch
/2 Holme Hall Estate, the property of F. Gisburne Esq., Jun 1874, showing area mined to 5 Jun1874. Annotation reading "The Chert has been gotten out of the Area coloured Pink". Also shows passages extending north of F. Gisburne's property. Scale: 60 feet to an inch
/3 Possibly an earlier draft of D6967/8/2, with additional annotations of slopes and measurements along passages [c1874]. Scale 60 feet to an inch. Poor condition
/4 Untitled plan appearing to show boundaries of Holme Hall possessions including Aldern Field, and boundary with the Duke of Devonshire's land, Oct 1886. Also showing some mine passages and "Face of Chert". Scale: 60 feet to an inch
/5 Plan with sections of the strata at two points showing face of workings, 21 Jan 1887, with later additions to show workings to 19 Sep 1888. Scale: 1 chain to 1 inch
/6 Untitled plan showing extent of workings, 21 Feb 1889. Annotations read "F Gisborne Esq." and "Face of Workings in the Chert Feb 21 1889", also showing mine passages and "Spoil Land". Scale: 60 feet to 1 inch
Extent6 items
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorPeak District Mines Historical Society
Custodial HistoryD6967/4/7, D6967/8/1-6 and D6967/11/1 were donated to the Peak District Mines History Society by the Bakewell Old House Museum and then deposited at Derbyshire Record Office in February 2015.
Related MaterialA digital copy of this item was deposited by the Society in February 2015, and is now available via the computers at the Record Office.
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