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NY8243 : Killhope Lead Mining Centre

taken 2 years ago, near to Lanehead, County Durham, England

Killhope Lead Mining Centre
Killhope Lead Mining Centre
This site won the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year Award in 2008. The outdoor museum is based around the Park Level Lead Mine. The mine was started in 1853 and closed about 1910, reopening briefly during the World War I. For a few short years in the 1870s, the mine at Killhope was one of the richest in Britain.
The giant overhead water-wheel, visible behind, NY8243 : The waterwheel, Killhope Lead Mining Museum was built at Killhope in the late 1870s to help separate out the lead ore from waste. At the time this waterwheel was one of many in the area – now it's one of the only two surviving William Armstrong of Cragside’s waterwheels.
Restoration of Killhope started in 1980, and today Killhope is the most complete lead mining site in Britain.
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Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 1 August, 2022   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 8267 4303 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! NY 82659 43075
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