Monument record MDR13953 - Edge Rake Mine, Water Lane, Wheston
Type and Period (5)
- LEAD MINE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- MINE SHAFT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CRUSHING CIRCLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOILER HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Two large flat-topped hillocks (and others nearby) with several capped and blocked shafts, mostly within a belland yard. Features include two probable damaged gin circles, a possible crushing circle, a water storage pond, foundations of a small horizontal engine/ boiler house with the base of a circular chimney, a ruined coe and a possible ore-dressing site with four small rectangular pits. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR19821 Bibliographic reference: Barnatt, J. 2004. An Inventory of Regionally & Nationally Important Lead Mining Sites in the Peak District. Vol. 2: Corpus of Sites. p 42, site no. 27.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 1342 7650 (168m by 163m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WHESTON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jul 16 2013 10:12AM