2019

NY8522 : Old lead hushes

taken 5 years ago, near to Grains o' Th' Beck, County Durham, England

Old lead hushes
Old lead hushes
There has been lead mining activity from the late 18th century for a hundred years or so, but despite extensive exploration by the London Lead Company [based in Middleton in Teesdale] in the 19th century, little of value was found and work abandoned. Of the hushes seen here, only one is said to have revealed galena [lead ore].

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Geographical Context: Uplands Quarrying, Mining Derelict, Disused Moorland
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Mining Hushes [5] · Worked by the London Lead Company [3] ·
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NY8522, 29 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gordon Hatton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 5 May, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 6 May, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 8554 2285 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.0369N 2:13.5204W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 8507 2282
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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