2006
NY8452 : Holmes Linn Mine
taken 17 years ago, near to Sinderhope, Northumberland, England
Holmes Linn Mine.
The mine 'Shop' and wheel pit at Holmes Linn, this was one of the shafts sunk to expedite the construction of the 'Blackett Level'. An ambitious project to drive a level from Allendale up the Dale for 7 miles. Begun in 1855 it only reached 4.7 miles when driving was halted at the end of the century.
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