I know that Mike Moore has already flagged this one, but it is for a good cause.
Field Guide to Stiperstones Mines
This handy pocket-sized (A5) sixty page guide, edited by Adrian Pearce, is a must if you intend visiting these once-thriving Shropshire lead mines. The map on page 4 gives the reader a useful guide to the mines' locations, their relationships to each other and to the Stiperstones Inn and the Snailbeach visitor centre (snailbeachmine.org.uk). Twelve of the largest mines are described, giving the NGR of each, along with advice on any access restrictions the visitor may face. There is also a potted history of each site, with photographs and notes about the surviving remains.
The guide is published on behalf of the Shropshire Mines Trust (shropshiremines.org.uk) which will receive all monies from sales. At £6.00 inc P&P it is excellent value. Please make cheques payable to SMTL and send to Mike Moore, 53 Vineyard Drive, Newport, Shropshire TF10 7DF, Tel. 01952 405105 or http://www.moorebooks.co.uk
Mike Gill
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