Old Lead Workings

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Hushing


Mining

  • Description

    "These are early workings, so presumably date from c.1760, when the London Lead Company took over the lease of the mines. There is evidence of small scale hushing and a number of shafts." Photo by Matthew Hatton, 2016.

  • Owner

    Matthew Hatton

  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)

  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License

  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5177217
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 4 years ago
    Viewed: 334 times
    Picture Taken: 2016-10-04

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