2009

NY8356 : Blackett Level portal

taken 16 years ago, near to Allendale Town, Northumberland, England

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Blackett Level portal
Blackett Level portal
A strong flow of water drains from the mouth of Blackett Level. This was a drainage and exploration level designed to run from Allendale to connect with the Gin Hill Shaft in Allenheads, to dewater the Allenheads mine and search for new mineral veins in the intervening ground. It was a major undertaking but lead prices slumped, Allenheads Mine closed and the driving was left off just past Spartylea. Veins worth working were discovered at Sipton and St Peter's and these were exploited until 1946 when both mines closed.

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Category: Mine (disused)
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Blackett Level [19] · Ground [13] · Water from the Level [7] · Blackett Level Portal [6] Title Clusters: · Blackett Level portal [2] ·
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NY8356, 248 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Helen Wilkinson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 28 February, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 28 February, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 837 560 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:53.9292N 2:15.3043W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 837 560
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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