Dear Graham,
I should have been more specific - sorry. I was after metal mines.
I'm aware that underground inclines were common in the slate industry, but
they tend to be mid-late 19th century. I'm after early-mid 19th century.
Thankyou anyway,
Robert
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Subject: Re: Underground Inclines
Honister slate mine had two internal inclines
Graham Brooks
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>Dear List,
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>Please can someone point me in the direction of mine sections and
any
>archaeological surveys
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>of British mines with underground inclines. These must be mines
associated
>with John Taylor.
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>For the record, I already have vertical, long sections of Wheal
Friendship
>and Wheal Crebor, but
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>could do with any others list members may be aware of.
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>
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>Also, I could do with a good plan of the underground workings of
Wheal
>Friendship/Betsy in West
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>Devon. South West Water managed to lose their (original) copies of
all this
>material and I can't find
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>it in the Devon AMRs at the Devon Record Office.
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>Robert Waterhouse
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