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LeeW
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11 years ago

I am trying to find a surface layout of the site at Nenthead, does anyone know of any plans etc of the layout of the site, especially the mill(s)

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gNick
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11 years ago

As far as I know there is a dearth of site plans beyond old OS maps. No doubt LLC & VM had plans but unlike the plans of workings there probably was no reason to preserve them.

Pete Jackson & Sheila Barker will know more about what records the NMCS have, no doubt Pete will be on here shortly...

Don't look so embarrassed, it's a family trait...

LeeW
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11 years ago

Mainly, I am looking for a plan/diagram/layout of the Nenthead Mill which I can use in an information pack, or use to add some labels on to an aerial image of the site. It is more to show to folks who may not be so 'clued' up on mining / industrial archaeology etc.

Did a quick reccy yesterday and it was nice to see some restoration works being done on the mill.

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

gNick
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11 years ago

We have got a guide to the mill site...

Come up on Sunday, help rebuild North Powder House and get a copy for free! Assuming we've got any left of course :devil:

Don't look so embarrassed, it's a family trait...

LeeW
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11 years ago

If only it was the Saturday instead - I am up in Yorks Dales and Hadrians Wall areas on holiday next week, but coming back down on the Saturday

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

John Lawson
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11 years ago

Peter Jackson,
Has a copy of the London lead Company's, village plan.
Unfortunately as far as I am aware, it does not cover the mill site, which in any case was rebuilt by the VM company to house the new Krupp gravity mill.
This again was rebuilt during the last war to house the new mill to treat the waste heaps for lead and zinc recovery.
Which in turn was used by the Anglo-Austral company for Fluorspar production.
In the special report, printed after the first world war a flow chart for the mill is included.

PeteJ
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11 years ago

"LeeW" wrote:
I am trying to find a surface layout of the site at Nenthead, does anyone know of any plans etc of the layout of the site, especially the mill(s)

Happy to help. Do you want a location map of mining and mining related features?

Pete Jackson
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