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The standing and earthwork remains of two lead ore works together with the standing remains of a mineshop and the adit entrance to Sir Francis Level with its associated iron air reciever. Sir Francis Level and its associated pair of ore works represent the final phase of mining within the wider Gunnerside Gill landscape. Mining at the Sir Francis Level was started in 1864, this was designed to act as a drainage level as well as to test the lower rock strata for ore. Mining eventually ceased in 1906. In 1876 the AD Mining Company constructed an ore works on the west side of the beck, 250 metres downstream from the level, with a second built by the Old Gang Company by 1878, a further 250 metres south on the east bank. Both companies ceased operations in 1887 to be replaced by the Old Gang Lead Mining Company in 1889. At the north end of the monument lies the entrance to Sir Francis Level with it in situ tram rails. The original portal has collapsed, but the adit is still open and accessible. Immediately to the west are the ruined remains of a air compressor house built in 1869. This retains the 6.1 metre long by 1.1 metre diameter wrought iron air receiver together with timbers related to the waterwheel which are partly buried in the rubble. Tramway lines can be traced from the level entrance to a series as spoil heaps which extend as finger tips down the valley. To the west of these tips, 65 metres south of the level, are the roofless remains of the mineshop which survives to a height of 6.1 metres. It is thought that the building acted both as miners accommodation and as the mine office. The 2 metre high remains of a second building survives 35 metres further south. This building is thought to have been the original mine office. For records relating to the remains of the two ore works please see records SD 99 NW 239 (AD Company) and SD 99 NW 240 (Old Gang Company). Scheduled.
earthworks (engineering works) lead mines
Victorian Post Medieval

Metadata

ARIADNE ID
14207978
Original ID
1316392
Language
English
Resource type
Sites and monuments databases or inventories
Subject
earthworks (engineering works)
lead mines
Original Subject
  • ADIT
  • COMPRESSOR HOUSE
  • DRAINAGE LEVEL
  • EARTHWORK
  • LEAD MINE
  • LODGING HOUSE
  • MINE BUILDING
  • OFFICE
  • RUINED BUILDING
  • SPOIL HEAP
  • STRUCTURE
  • SUBTERRANEAN FEATURE
  • TRAMWAY
Dating
  • 1540 – 1901
  • 1869
  • 1864 – 1906
  • 1837 – 1900 , Victorian
  • 1540 – 1900 , Post Medieval
Place
  • ENGLAND
Type
Dataset
Publisher
  • Archaeology Data Service [Organization]
Issued
Modified

Responsible persons and organisations

Contributor
  • Historic England [Organization]
Getty AAT Subjects
  • mines en
  • lead mines en
  • lead-mines en
  • mines, lead en
  • lead mine en
  • lead-mine en
  • single built works by location: topographical en
  • t'u fang kung ch'eng zh-latn-wadegile
  • 土方工程 zh-hant
  • tǔ fāng gōng chéng zh-latn-pinyin-x-hanyu
  • terrassements fr
  • aardwerk nl
  • movimientos de tierras es
  • earthworks en
  • tu fang gong cheng zh-latn-pinyin-x-notone
  • movimiento de tierras es
  • 土工 zh-hant
  • aardwerken nl
  • works, earth en
  • earth works en
  • earthwork en
  • terrassement fr
Identifier
http://registry.ariadne-infrastructure.eu/dataset/14207978
Package ID
3425
Provider ID
1104

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