Lead mines, ore works and smeltmill at Nenthead - List Entry
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Description
"....The Nenthead mining complex is regarded as the most intact mining landscape within the North Pennines. The main importance of the site lies in the unusually high level of preservation not only of the obvious features such as the buildings and dams, but also the network of roadways built by the London Lead Company. The wide range of mining features provide an important resource for the study of the developments in mining technology in the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly the development of deep mining based on long adits (levels). The monument also preserves a good example of the inter-relationships between the mining features, buildings and water managements system. Ore hearth smeltmills were introduced in the 16th century and continued to develop until the late 19th century. They were the normal type of lead smelter until the 18th century when they were partly replaced by the reverberatory smeltmill. The ore hearth itself consisted of a low open hearth in which lead ore was mixed with fuel. An air blast was supplied by bellows, normally operated by waterwheel; more sophisticated arrangements were used at some 19th century sites....." -
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Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1015858
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