2006

NY4112 : Former Myers Head Lead Mine

taken 19 years ago, near to Hartsop, Cumbria, England

Former Myers Head Lead Mine
Former Myers Head Lead Mine
The remains of the wheel pit and watercourse supports for a 30' water wheel which de-watering the nearby Myers Head Lead Mine built in 1867. The mine barely lasted three years and was not a commercial success.
Source:
Mines of the Lake District Fells
By John Adams (Dalesman Publishing Company 1995)

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Category: Industrial heritage > Industrial heritage
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Fell [7] · Myers Head Lead [3] ·
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Mick Garratt   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 21 January, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 22 January, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 415 127 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:30.3733N 2:54.2969W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 415 125
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