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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 944 |
| Date Entered | 14/08/2016 |
| Updated on | 14/08/2016 |
| Recorded by | Alan and Judith Mills |
| Category | Mining Related |
| Record Type | Mining |
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| Site Description | |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Record Date | 14/08/2016 |
| Location | Apedale |
| Civil Parish | Redmire |
| Brit. National Grid | SE 01 94 |
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| Record Name | More on lead mining in Apedale |
| Record Description | An introduction to lead mining in Apedale is given in SWAAG database record number 934, which also contains references for further reading.
This record is a supplement to 934, identifying further interesting features associated with lead mining in Apedale. |
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| Tree Site ID | 0 |
| Associated Site SWAAG ID | 0 |
| Additional Notes | |
| Image 1 ID | 6877 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Juniper Level portal; SE 01085 94909. The level seems to have been driven to explore the vein under the hush which can be seen in the background. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 6878 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | A bale site at SE 00991 94957, possibly for smelting the ore from the nearby hush workings. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 6879 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | A small collection of slag at the above bale site. |  |
| Image 4 ID | 6880 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | A good example of a small hush dam at SE 00964 94948 |  |
| Image 5 ID | 6881 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | The outlet from the hush dam, leading down to the hush below. |  |
| Image 6 ID | 6882 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | A smithy at SE 00905 94944 with a Smith (Richard) in the foreground ! |  |
| Image 7 ID | 6883 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 7 Description | Inside the smithy. The hearth was probably in the far right corner where there are the remains of a chimney, with the bellows to the left, feeding air through a hole in the dividing wall. There is a raised area to the right (out of sight) which was possibly the base of a workbench. |  |
| Image 8 ID | 6884 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 8 Description | A piece of 'bouse' i.e. material extracted from the vein, showing a small string of galena (ore). The workings in this area near the smithy would appear to have been very productive judging by the amount of galena left behind; presumably this piece of bouse and several others nearby were not considered worth the effort of dressing. |  |
