The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Alderley Edge Mines
Alderley Edge (Settlement), Cheshire (County [UK]), England
View Larger MapDescription of institution: Archaeological evidence indicates that copper mining took place here during Roman times and the Bronze Age, and written records show that mining continued here from the 1690s up to the 1920s.
The cobalt mining rights on Alderley Edge were leased by Sir John Stanley to a Yorkshire company for an annual rent of £1,000 in 1807. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alderley_Edge_Mines People associated with this location: Stanley, Thomas (-) - Owned