2011
SJ3702 : Replica headgear, Snailbeach Lead Mine
taken 13 years ago, near to Snailbeach, Shropshire, England
Replica headgear, Snailbeach Lead Mine
Snailbeach was the biggest lead mine in Shropshire and it is reputed to have yielded the greatest volume of lead per acre of any mine in Europe. Underground mining ceased here in 1955. Now cleaned up and interpreted courtesy of a lottery grant. For more information see
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