pickering man
16 years ago
We have just spent a couple of days in the dales, walking and biking. We had a look around the surface area of Old Gang. I was wondering if there was any plans of the underground workings
Vanoord
16 years ago
Try this http://cavemaps.org/bpc.htm  - they seem to have a couple of maps listed under 'Bulletin 6-9 (1993)'

The entry on this 'ere site http://www.aditnow.co.uk/mines/Old-Gang-Smelt-Mill/  has a Stickie with the following information:

Old Gang Veins

Old Gang Veins worked in order of increasing depth are:
Freeman
Dean's
Nathan
Hazel-Keld
Ensley
Rose
Knotts
Kinning
Barbara
Morey
Merry-Field
Barras-End
Gorton
Old Rake
Sun
Water Sykes
Fryerfold

And this rather handy Google Books http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IWwRAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=An+inquiry+into+the+deposition+of+lead+ore+in+the+mineral+veins+of+Swaledale#PPR15,M1  to a publication about the mines dated in 1862 - that should make very good bedtime reading! 😉
Hello again darkness, my old friend...
pickering man
16 years ago
Thankyou very much for that all very interesting and as you say plenty of bedtime reading :thumbsup:
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