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The History and Workings of the Nenthead Mines, Cumbria
Secondary Title (i.e. Proceedings Title): Periodical Title:Bulletin of the Peak District Mines Historical Society Publication Type:article Authors:Critchley, Martin F. Editors: Publisher: Place of Publication: Publication Date:Summer 1984 Alternate Date (i.e. Conference Date): Volume:9 Issue:1 Start Page: End Page: Abstract:Around Nenthead there is a compact and rich mining area within the northern Pennine orefield. This area was first explored in the Middle Ages, but it was not until the early eighteenth century that the great expansion in mining took place. This expansion was mainly due to the Greenwich Hospital who owned the mineral rights and the efficiency of the London Lead Company who held up to 50% of the leases. Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the London Lead Company unified their underground workings at Nenthead into one large system. At the end of the nineteenth century the London Lead Company withdrew from the area, a l though they were maki ng profits up to the end. The mines were then taken over by the unsuccessful Nenthead and Tynedale Lead and Zinc Company in 1882 and in turn by the Belgian Vieille Montagne Zinc Company in 1896 . This latter company led to a successful revival of mining in the early twentieth century. During the Second World War the old waste dumps at Nenthead were re-treated for the Ministry of Supply. After the war the mines were investigated by Anglo Austral Mines, but little production took place. Today the mine are idle, but they display a wealth of mining remains both underground and on the surface. Descriptors/Keywords: ISBN: URL:Documents in Print Item: No Documents Listed in Print Item Attached People: No People Attached To This Print Item Location(s): Mentioned - Thorngill Lead Mine (Mine or Quarry) -> Nenthead (Settlement)
Mentioned - Blagill Mine (Mine or Quarry) -> Nenthead (Settlement)
Mentioned - Nenthead Mines (Mine or Quarry) -> Nenthead (Settlement)
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