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Book Review INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE - Industry People Transport. Vol 27 No 1 Spring 2001 44 pp photos, colour cover. 1 years subscription £11.50 from Yorkshire History, Proctor House, Kirkgate, Settle, N Yorks BD24 9DZ Hopewell Furnace, Pennsylvania, USA, A Brief History by Dr Edward J Connell III. The first forge was built in 1716 and by 1718 was exporting iron bar to England. By 1750 there were over 40 forges. Today the site has been preserved and there is a fine audio commentary activated by infra-red beams. The Kelly Shiny-Ore Mine, Devon, although a relatively small mine, is of great significance today as an industrial heritage site. The mine closed in 1952, but a local group of mining enthusiasts, The Kelly Mine Preservation Society, were able to lease and restore the site. The micaceous hematite has excellent rust-resisting properties and was used to make, anti-corrosive paint. The workings date from 1797 and consist of three adits. This was probably the last mine in Britain to use candles for lighting and hand drilling. Iron Mining on the Isle of Raasay, Scotland by Rota. The massive iron deposits were discovered during surveys carried out before the Great War. During the 1914-18 war they were worked by Baird Ltd who mined 140,000 tons underground and 12,000 tons opencast. The mine was entered by the main adit at 330 feet above sea level. From here the ore was lowered down an incline for 1¼ miles to a 4,000 ton ore bin, where it was taken by steamer to Glasgow for smelting. The mine closed in 1919 and in 1941 all available scrap metal was recovered for armaments. The headings were 12 feet wide by 8 feet wide and until recently one was still open. The article is illustrated by 8 fine photos and 3 maps. Other articles include: An Ancient Gas-Making Plant by Phil Hudson, More about the Royal Armoury Mills at Lewisham by Beryl Williams, Jack Simmons CBE 1915-2000 by Peter Richards, Events to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Settle Carlisle Railway, The Railway Shanty Towns at Ribblehead, North Yorkshire by K C Jackson and a book review of The Story of the Ribblehead Viaduct. Something to interest everybody. TO _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.