Lead Mining in the Mid Pennines. The mines of Nidderdale, Wharfedale, Airedale, Ribblesdale and Bowland
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- Author(s) Raistrick, Arthur
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1973
- Pages 172pp; illus
- Publisher D Bradford Barton
- Place Published Truro
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- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Deals with mining and associated smelting from early times but especially from 18th century when most of the mines 'known today' opened. The principal mines, along with their particular problems of development, are described individually, and general techniques of mining, dressing and smelting are discussed. Includes much mine and business s[pecific information. The chapters are: 'Greenhow Hill - history to c1600'; 'Greenhow Hill - Merryfield and Prosperous Mines'; 'Greenhow Hill - Greenhow and Craven Moor'; 'Appletreewick - hidden mines'; 'Grassington Moor Mines to 1780'; 'Grassington Moor Mines, 1780-1880'; 'Conistone Moor and Kettlewell [Mines]'; ''Starbotton, Buckden, Kilnsey', Malham [Mines]'; 'Cononley, Rimington, Bowland [Mines]'