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| South Cumberland Mine, Eskdale | ||
| South Cumberland Mine | ||
| Gill Force Mine | ||
| site name:- | Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway (Old) | |
| civil parish:- | Eskdale (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | iron mine | |
| locality type:- | mine | |
| coordinates:- | NY17880006 (about) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY1700 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY10 | |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913) placename:- South Cumberland Mine item:- iron ore; haematite |
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| source data:- | Book, Mines and Mining in the English Lake District, by John Postlethwaite, Keswick,
published by W H Moss and Sons, Whitehaven, Cumberland now Cumbria, 1877; published
1877-1913. goto sourcepage 138:- "..." "A considerable quantity of ore was raised at the South Cumberland Mine, on the southern side of the valley, opposite Nab Gill, and on the direct course of its vein. Some ore was also obtained near the King of Prussia Inn, a little lower down, and on the northern side of the valley. These mines were considered sufficiently productive to warrant the construction of a narrow gauge railway from Ravenglass to Boot, which was opened in 1875. In 1874 the Eskdale Mines yielded 4,187 tons of ore, value L5,233 15s. 0d., being an average price of 25s per ton; in 1875 the yield was 6,769 tons, but the average value fell to 15s. per ton, and in 1876 Eskdale produced 9,135 tons, value L5,481 0s. 0d., at an average price of 12s. 6d. per ton. At this low price of ore the mines ceased to be remunerative, and were closed to await better times. The unfavourable state of the market has also prevented the further development of a good deposit of ore that has been partially opened at Brant Rake." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913) placename:- South Cumberland Mine |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District Mining Field, Westmorland, Cumberland,
Lancashire, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by John Postlethwaite, published by W H
Moss and Sons, 13 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1877 edn 1913. PST2NY10.jpg "South Cumberland Mine" mine symbol item:- JandMN : 162.2 Image © see bottom of page |
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Begun in 1880s; abandoned 1880s. |
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| Adams, John: 1988: Mines of the Lake District Fells: Dalesman Books (Lancaster, Lancashire)::
ISBN 0 85206 931 6 |
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