Monument record MDR1068 - Mouldridge Lead Mine, Brassington
Type and Period (3)
- LEAD MINE (Stuart to Victorian - 1700 AD? to 1900 AD)
- MINE SHAFT (Stuart to Victorian - 1700 AD? to 1900 AD)
- LEAD WORKINGS (Stuart to Victorian - 1700 AD? to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Extensive series of pipe workings. Very large shot holes of possible 18th century date. Much interesting mineralisation. Easy access. (1). Photograph collection. (3).
The surface features of Mouldridge Mine include well-preserved pipe-working hillocks, capped shafts, a dressing floor and a balland yard. A level leads to a good example of a complex series of underground pipe workings with shafts to surface, two of whch are unusually close together, a dressing floor, fine walled packs of deads and an internal shaft. (4).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR4807 Personal Observation: Rieuwerts, J. Pers. Comm.. 16/1/78.
- <2> SDR9196 Bibliographic reference: MS : Chatsworth House.
- <3> SDR18970 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Black and white photograph collection. 534.23.
- <4> SDR19821 Bibliographic reference: Barnatt, J. 2004. An Inventory of Regionally & Nationally Important Lead Mining Sites in the Peak District. Vol. 2: Corpus of Sites. Site 86, p116.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 1937 5955 (211m by 249m) (Centre) |
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Civil Parish | BRASSINGTON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Civil Parish | HARTINGTON NETHER QUARTER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Sep 26 2017 4:57PM