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| Florence Mine, Egremont | ||
| Florence Mine Heritage Centre | ||
| site name:- | Florence Mine | |
| locality:- | Egremont | |
| civil parish:- | Egremont (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | iron mine | |
| locality type:- | mine | |
| locality type:- | museum (once) | |
| locality type:- | heritage centre (once) | |
| coordinates:- | NY017102 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY0110 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY01 | |
| SummaryText:- | (still labelled 'Heritage Centre' and 'Open' but it is no longer) | |
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 BLY73.jpg (taken 24.4.2006)  BLY74.jpg (taken 24.4.2006) |
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| evidence:- | mine plan:- AK 1928 placename:- Florence Mine |
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| source data:- | Mine plan, coloured ms, Plan of Workings in Florence Pit, Mair's Level, Florence Mine,
Egremont, Cumberland, Millom and Askam Hematite Iron Co, 1928. click to enlargePR1809.jpg ms, lower right "PLAN / OF / WORKINGS IN FLORENCE PIT. / MAIR'S 309.23 LEVEL / Note / All levels are given from a datum 1000 feet below Ordnance Datum" ms, lower right "[A].K. / 16/1/28" item:- Armitt Library : ALMS387.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | mine plan:- AK 1928 placename:- Florence Mine |
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| source data:- | Mine plan, coloured ms, Florence Mines, Plan of Pit Top, scale 1 to 96, Egremont,
Cumberland, Millom and Askam Hematite Iron Co, 1928. click to enlargePR1810.jpg ms, centre right "FLORENCE MINES / PLAN OF PIT TOP / Scale 1/8" to 1 FOOT" ms, lower right "16/1/1928. / A.K." item:- Armitt Library : ALMS387.2 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | mine plan:- AK 1928 placename:- Florence Mine |
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| source data:- | Mine plan, coloured ms, Plan and Elevation Showing Picking Arrangements at Florence
Mine, scale 1 to 48, Egremont, Cumberland, Millom and Askam Hematite Iron Co, 1928. click to enlargePR1811.jpg ms, centre "PLAN AND ELEVATION SHOWING PICKING ARRANGEMENTS / AT FLORENCE MINE" ms, lower right "Millom AND ASKAM HEMATITE IRON CO / Florence Mine / AGREMONT / Cumbd. / 13/1/1928 / AK / scale / 1/4"=1ft" item:- Armitt Library : ALMS387.3 Image © see bottom of page |
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 BLY75.jpg (taken 24.4.2006)  BLY76.jpg (taken 24.4.2006)  BLY77.jpg (taken 24.4.2006)  BLY78.jpg (taken 24.4.2006)  BQN70.jpg (taken 11.5.2009) |
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| MN photo:- |
Winding engine. |
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 BWK10.jpg (taken 16.5.2012)  BWK11.jpg (taken 16.5.2012)  BWK12.jpg (taken 16.5.2012)  BWK13.jpg (taken 16.5.2012)  BWK14.jpg (taken 16.5.2012)  BWK15.jpg (taken 16.5.2012) |
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| hearsay:- |
The mine opened 1914 and was the last iron ore mine working in Europe, closed 2009 due to the cost of draining water from the mine. The ore was haematite, kidney iron ore, iron oxide, Fe2O3, deposited in carboniferous limestone. |
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| : 2015 (?): Mines in Cumbria: Cumbria RIGS |
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