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Silverband Mine aerial ropeway, Great Dun Fell

Images of the former Silverband Mine aerial ropeway, taken in March and December 2019.

The ropeway was installed c.1939 by B Laporte & Co (later Laporte Chemicals) who mined barytes at Silverband, just below the summit of Great Dun Fell. An aerial ropeway some 5.6km long took unprocessed barytes to a mill at Millburn Grange, from where another ropeway took the finished product to Long Marton railway station. In 1963, parts of the ropeway were transferred to the Aviemore Ski Centre in Scotland.

References:
Smith, R and Murphy, S (2011) Mines of the West Pennines, British Mining, No. 91, Northern Mine Research Society, Nelson.
Historic England listing: LinkExternal link




by James T M Towill

Created: Mon, 1 Apr 2019, Updated: Sun, 8 Dec 2019


16 images use this description:

NY6931 : Pylon base and a view to Great Dun Fell summit by James T M Towill
NY6930 : Aerial ropeway pylon on the lower slopes of Great Dun Fell by James T M Towill
NY6930 : Rusting remains by James T M Towill
NY6930 : Approaching sunset on the lower slopes of Great Dun Fell by James T M Towill
NY6930 : Aerial ropeway pylon base by James T M Towill
NY6931 : The route of Silverband Mine aerial ropeway by James T M Towill
NY6930 : Silverband Mine aerial ropeway brake house by James T M Towill
NY7031 : Twisted aerial ropeway pylon base near Silverband Mine by James T M Towill
NY6931 : Toppled aerial ropeway pylons by James T M Towill
NY6930 : Heading down the fellside by James T M Towill
NY6930 : Rusting remains of the Silverband Mine aerial ropeway by James T M Towill
NY7031 : Silverband Mine aerial ropeway pylon and spoil heap by James T M Towill
NY6930 : Silverband Mine aerial ropeway brake house by James T M Towill
NY6930 : Aerial ropeway remains above the Knock Ore Gill by James T M Towill
NY6931 : Fallen fellside pylon by James T M Towill
NY6930 : Aerial ropeway pylon illuminated by the setting sun by James T M Towill


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