There is a requirement for a web site like this. The photo's were superb,
just wish they incorporated the mines themselves. Yes there are mistakes,
but yet again in Raistrick's and Clough's books there are, locations are
the main ones.Everybody seems to be an expert because they have written or
read a few books on the subject. There is a real need for a web site like
this, it cost time and effort to put this web site together. Don't knock
him, help him!
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Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: Review of web-site - Lead Smelters in the Yorkshire Dales
>
>
> Roger,
>
> Thanks for your view. That was what I was trying to say but you put it
so
> much better!
>
> There is a great gap between guide materials for the tourist or
> non-expert and what's available for the enthusiast. When someone comes
> up with an offering to fill that need, I think we would do better to try
> and correct it rather than get it outlawed .
>
> There is much to see in the Dales, particularly for smelting mills but
a
> definite gap in guidance material. The main sources for the newcomer
are
> still Raistrick's books and Clough 's book - all long out of print.
The
> papers in Britsh Mining are good and Mike's two papers summarising
the
> history of the mills is outstanding. However, they are written for
a
> different audience, There are no glossy pics, background
descriptions
> on processes, colourful anecdotes and all the other things the
newcomer
> wants. The internet is becoming a useful vehicle for filling this
gap
> and at present the Yorkshire Dales National Park site doesn't really
cover
> this subject in any depth.
>
> There is much to learn from this particular website and we would do well
to
> acknowledge the good things which are there as well as help the
authors
> correct the errors they have made.
>
> Richard
>
>
>
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