Dear Alasdair,
Absolutely brilliant!!! Thankyou very much!
Robert
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Message Received: Feb 11 2006, 11:06 AM
From: "Alasdair Neill"
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Subject: Re: Flat Rod Runs
On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 02:14:57 +0100, Robert Waterhouse
wrote:
>Dear list,
>
>Does anyone have a list of very long flatrod runs on metal mines in the
UK, but especially South-West England?
>What I want to know is: How rare are such long runs, which engineers were
responsible, and when?
>
>Robert Waterhouse
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The following include long flat rod runs outside the South West, further to
previous list. Sources include NMRS British Mining, David Bick's
publications,Mining Journal, & OS maps. No apologies for mixture of metric
& imperial units!
DURHAM
Derwent Mines Whiteheaps 52ftwheel 870 & 630m; Jemmy's wheel 48ftx4ft, 1400
& 1700m rods
Greenhurth Mine ?wheel, 650m rods
YORKSHIRE
Cononley 500m rods (steam engine)
Braithwaite 550m rods
Grassington 52ftx6ft wheel, 869&542m rods (J Taylor & Sons started 1824),
Beevers 351m
Hebden Moor 40ftx3ft6in wheel, ?600m rods (manager John Job b.Mary Tavy)
SHROPSHIRE
Snailbeach 35ft 10in wheel, ?1100m rods in adit level (?1830's)
NORTH WALES
Maesysafn Mine 48ftx6ft wheel, rods possibly 1100m (not sure which shafts
worked) (J Taylor & Sons)
Foel Ddu (Pandora) Mine 55ft wheel, 400m rods erected 1871/2
Symdde Dylluan mine c350m rods
Llandudno 1200m rods (flop-jack engine)
MID WALES
Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith Mines 40ft wheel, 960m rods, branches of 180, 60
&220m
Darren Mine ?40ft wheel, c1250m rods
Bronfloyd Mine c500m rods
Cwmsymlog Mine 45ft wheel, c650m rods (2 shafts) (J Taylor & Sons)
Bwlch Cwmerfin 50ftx4ft wheel c730m rods
Bryn yr Arf Mine ?wheel, c400m rods
Cwm Brwyno Mine ?wheel, c400m rods
Bog Mine 33ftx3.5ft wheel, ?c450m rods
Dylife Mine ?wheel 500m rods, 63ftx3.5ft wheel, c500m rods
Nant Melyn Mine 46ftx4.5ft wheel, c650m rods
Bryntail Mine 60ft wheel, 660m rods (1870)
Some mines also used cable to work pumps, notably Llasnerchyraur (c1200m
long)
Alasdair Neill
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