2007
NZ5710 : Foundations, Ayton Ironstone Mine
taken 17 years ago, near to Little Ayton, North Yorkshire, England
Foundations, Ayton Ironstone Mine
The Ayton Ironstone Mine entrance was actually at the top of the self-acting incline, a quarter of a mile long and 1 in 4 at its steepest. The building dates from about 1921 when the mine was connected to mains electricity, the first mine in the Cleveland area to be so.. Because of its proximity to Capt. Cook's Monument the mine became known locally as the Monument Mine.
It's been suggested that the concrete foundations nearest were for either a compressor or water tank. It seems to me that either of these would not require such a substantial block of concrete.
Image classification
(about):
Geograph
This page has been
viewed about
205 times