2011

SJ3702 : Replica headgear, Snailbeach Lead Mine

taken 13 years ago, near to Snailbeach, Shropshire, England

Replica headgear, Snailbeach Lead Mine
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 LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Quarrying, Mining Former: Lead Mine Workings other tags: Former Lead Mine Workings Lead Mine Lead Heritage Site Industrial Heritage Headgear Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Interpreted Courtesy of a Lottery Grant [3] · Replica Headgear [3] ·
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SJ3702, 90 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Christine Johnstone   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 7 August, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 14 August, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 3748 0211 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:36.7889N 2:55.4871W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 3748 0212
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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