For those interested in aerial ropeways, see
Robert A.Trennert, Riding the High Wire: Aerial Mine
Tramways in the West (Univ.Colorado Press 2001) Price
$19.95 Paperback. It reviews many of their European origins.
Roger
On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:45:28 -0000 Michael Shaw
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> I have read, Brook and Allbutt 'The Shropshire Lead Mines' that there was an
> aerial ropeway from Potters Pit to Pennerley dressing floor between 1882 and
> 1884, I have also read in 'Industrial Archaeology Review XXI 2' that by 1886
> there were only three, all blondins and all in Scotland. Can anybody shed
> any light please.
> Michael Shaw
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