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pitpatt
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11 years ago

Does anybody know the exact location of the shaft of this mine ?. Is this the same mine where they found oil in 1847.

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exspelio
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11 years ago

Are we talking Riddings in Derbyshire?

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ICLOK
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11 years ago

Riddings (Derbyshire) Old Deeps was at SK437528, now added on DB
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LeeW
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11 years ago

Oil is quoted to be found at Riddings New Deep Pit in 1847 in the Kilburn Seam workings.
The 'New' pit in 1847 is probably the same for the 'Old' pit in the DB.

The site was already in the DB, but someone (me) only put 1 'd' in Riddings 😞

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exspelio
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11 years ago

I've located a very interesting article about the oil in Riddings (dated 1937), apparently it was discovered in a surface spring in 1847 and worked in a small way for a short while.
I'll scan it in when I can make time.

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ICLOK
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11 years ago

I knew about the oil there as I have seen the article re Riddings. I will amend the DB

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ICLOK
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11 years ago

Found this article, Very good indeed-
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Discovery-sparked-petroleum-industry/story-19546605-detail/story.html

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LeeW
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11 years ago

"exspelio" wrote:
I've located a very interesting article about the oil in Riddings (dated 1937), apparently it was discovered in a surface spring in 1847 and worked in a small way for a short while.
I'll scan it in when I can make time.

I am sure I read somewhere that it was discovered along the canal, possibly the same thing as the spring.

I went in a mine once.... it was dark and scary..... full of weirdos

When do I get my soapbox, I need to rant on about some b***cks

exspelio
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11 years ago

Phew! an epic re-learning Flickr to get this to work, was it worth it?

Taken from Arthur Mee, "The Kings England", "Derbyshire" 1937.

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tarboat
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11 years ago

#10

That article is almost too good for a newspaper. Thanks for the link. :thumbsup:

LeeW
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11 years ago

#11

Location map of Old Deeps and New Deeps Pits (as per 1880s)

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The Riddings area is still to do

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exspelio
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11 years ago

#12

Could one of the moderators please put in the other "d" to this title, it throws me every time :bored:

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