On 25 Nov 2003 at 19:10, David Williams wrote:
> In message <001801c3b296$6564f6e0$58c1fea9@mikegill>, Mike Gill
> <[log in to unmask]> writes
> >Firstly, edge rollers only seem to have had a very limited application
> >for crushing lead ore.
>
> Except, of course, in Derbyshire; or, in fact, the northern half of the
> Peak District. John Barnatt will shortly publish an article which lists
> some 40ish horse grinder circles in the northern Peak District. For some
> obscure reason these only seem to occur north of the River Wye in any
> quantity - in fact he claims that he only knows of one horse crushing
> circle on a mine site outside Derbyshire, and this was for crushing
> anthracite at a coal mine in mid-Ireland!!!!
I have placed a photograph of an edge roller at a site in Lancashire on my website at
http://www.brocross.com/temp/crusher.htm
It looks as if it is stone that is being crushed, but for what purpose I know not.
All ideas welcome.
Cheers,
--
David Kitching
http://www.brocross.com
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