Monument record MDR6943 - White Rake Mine (west), including part of Wardlow Sough, west of Butts Farm, Wardlow
Type and Period (3)
- DRAINAGE LEVEL (Georgian to Victorian - 1729 AD to 1900 AD)
- BELLAND YARD WALL (Georgian to Victorian - 1729 AD to 1900 AD)
- MINE SHAFT (Georgian to Victorian - 1729 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Wardlow Sough, a drainage tunnel for mine. (1)
Lead mining sough driven along the bottom level of Wardlow Sough Vein for drainage purposes. Issues into the Cressbrook. Probably driven in the 18th century.
Recent observation of the Sough Tail has established that a completely separate flow of water from that in the sough, issues from beneath an adjacent hillock; it appears that two drainage levels may exist. (2, 3)
A lead vein runs east to west with large and extensive lead mining hillocks and pits which have not been levelled. This working dates back to at least the early 18th century and probably much further. Underneath the vein is Wardlow Sough, excavated to drain the mines before 1729 and continued in use through the 19th century. This sough may have extended far enough east to drain Seedlow Mine and White Rake (east). It issues on Cressbrook Dale and as there appears to be two flows of water, there may be two drainage levels. This mining is marked on the 1880 OS map as old lead mines suggesting they were disused by this date. (4)
White Rake (west) was included in the inventory of important lead mining sites in the Peak District. It is a good example of large hillocks and hollows. In a possible belland yard to the east the opencut is continuous. To the west a larger hillock has hollows that may well be the sites of engine and climbing shafts. (5)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDR17337 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). 1996. Wardlow Sough. slides.
- <2> SDR19274 Bibliographic reference: Rieuwerts, J. 1987. Lead Mine Soughs of Derbyshire. p 40.
- <3> SDR4754 Bibliographic reference: Ford, T & Rieuwerts, J. 1983. Lead Mining in the Peak District, 3rd edition. p 39.
- <4> SDR20350 Unpublished document: Taylor, H (PDNPA). 1997. Somerset House Farm, Foolow, Great Hucklow, Great Longstone, Litton and Wardlow, Derbyshire, archaeological survey, 1997. No. 53, pp 20-21.
- <5> SDR19821 Bibliographic reference: Barnatt, J. 2004. An Inventory of Regionally & Nationally Important Lead Mining Sites in the Peak District. Vol. 2: Corpus of Sites. No. 41, p 60.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 17854 74759 (534m by 142m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WARDLOW, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR4077
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Record last edited
Oct 11 2016 10:44AM