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christwigg
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A new event has been added to the Events page.

Event name: Highlights of New Research on Local Lead Mining

Date & time: 22/09/2010 at 19:30

Details: FRIENDS of MUSEUM LECTURES

Friends of Museum £3, or £4 for others, at the door

22 September: Fiona Savine & Pete Roe, ‘Highlights of New Research on Local Lead Mining’,

7.30pm Swaledale Museum, Reeth

Event added by: christwigg

Full event: http://www.aditnow.co.uk/events/?uid=99

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AR
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15 years ago

Any chance of a quick summary report for those of us who won't be able to get up to Reeth on Wednesday? :flowers:

Follow the horses, Johnny my laddie, follow the horses canny lad-oh!

RichardLevett
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First speaker was a masters student from York who went into the history of the impact of mining in Swaledale life. Secondly there was a selection of underground photos and a discussion about them. Thirdly there was a talk about arches, culminating in the building of a dry stone arch (with audience participation).

And of course last but by no means least we went for a pint at the Bridge Inn.

RJV
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The part where Pete Roe and helpers made a full scale section of dry stone arching as known to all familiar with Peninne lead mines was particularly interesting. It was well enough made to support the weight of a person stood upon it once the formers were removed however we weren't entirely clear how they were going to dismantel it without sending a whole load of stone crashing through the floor of the school hall though the pub beckoned by the point so we didn't worry too much about it...

AR
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15 years ago

Thanks chaps, sounds like a good evening was had by all!

Follow the horses, Johnny my laddie, follow the horses canny lad-oh!