Monument record MDR14202 - Cupola (site of), north of Mitchell Field, Hathersage
Type and Period (1)
- CUPOLA FURNACE (Tudor to Georgian - 1540 AD to 1791 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
There is a cupola situated in this area on Burdett's map of 1791. (1)
The cupola is no longer extant by the 1st edition 25" OS map of c. 1880. (2)
The site of Callow lead-smelting cupola is situated c. SK 252 822. Disturbed ground and scarred hillsides are all that indicate the site, which was worked, amongst other things, in the early 1800s by the Byrds family of Eyam. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR22110 Map: Burdett, P P. 1791. Extract from Map of Derbyshire 1767 (second edition 1791).
- <2> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
- <3> SDR18788 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 1997. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology. A Gazetteer of Sites. Part IV. Derbyshire Dales. p. 34.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | SK 250 821 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HATHERSAGE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jan 29 2018 2:55PM