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7527 68 24_Mining bibliography [log in to unmask], 30 Jan 1999 18:00:24 -0800582_iso-8859-1 Five Buddles Sink - A Lost Cave Rediscovered - Part 2 (Continued from BB No 494, [or] 50 No 1 December 1998 pp 37-63) by Tony Jarrartt. The Belfry Bulletin [the bi-monthly journal of The Bristol Exploration Club] 50 (7) December 1998 38 - 45 illus survey. Between 1657 and 1674 the renowned mining engineer Thomas Bushell attempted to drain the flooded Row (Rough) Pits by means of a level driven from the bottom of a 120 feet deep natural swallet. So far cavers have dug down 14m, gone under the road and come up the otherside! Found plenty of [...]44_30Jan199918:00:[log in to unmask]
7596 105 46_Re: Early lead smelting in the Yorkshire Dales15_Peter [log in to unmask], 30 Jan 1999 22:07:52 GMT470_us-ascii Mike Gill is wrong on one point - his message is certainly not boring.
The Derbyshire is only one lead mining field - albeit an important one in the early modern period - of many in England and Wales. Each developed in a unique manner - often defined by the system of land / mineral ownership, the quality ond/or depth of the ore deposits, the markets for the product etc. - but it was not unusual 'borrow' techniques from other fields. [...]46_30Jan199922:07:[log in to unmask]
7702 60 46_RE: Early lead smelting in the Yorkshire Dales11_Andy [log in to unmask], 1 Feb 1999 09:20:44 -0000244_us-ascii Just to throw another pebble in the water, I vaguely recall that miners from Mendip were recruited to work in both Derbyshire and Devon as a result of their expertise - how about a Mendip centered view of the world -- Andy Bowman53_1Feb199909:20:[log in to unmask]
7763 20 16_Hydraulic [log in to unmask], 1 Feb 1999 12:13:37 +0000190_US-ASCII Does anyone know where I can get a good photograph of a modern hydraulic chock in action at the coal face? I need this for some display material.
Thanks David Poyner41_1Feb199912:13:[log in to unmask]
7784 58 46_Re: Early lead smelting in the Yorkshire Dales12_Ken [log in to unmask], 1 Feb 1999 14:05:16 +0000 ()370_US-ASCII On the topic of slags: I [geophysically] surveyed 4 sites, with various combinations of slags and charcoal. I found one site had vitreous slag and no charcoal, one had charcoal and no vitreous slag, one had charcoal and two pieces of vitreous slag, and one had almost no slag and no charcoal. Answers on a postcard please... Ken Hamilton [...]51_1Feb199914:05:16+0000()[log in to unmask]
7843 37 20_Re: Hydraulic chocks10_John [log in to unmask], 1 Feb 1999 21:23:22 +0000557_- Hi David
How about contacting RJB or similar? The publicity departments would probably be able to help.
Alternatively, does Dowty mining in Cheltenham still exist? They used to make them.
Regards
John
In message <[log in to unmask]>, POYNERDR <[log in to unmask]> writes >Does anyone know where I can get a good photograph of a modern >hydraulic chock in action at the coal face? I need this for some >display material. > >Thanks >David Poyner46_1Feb199921:23:[log in to unmask]
7881 24 11_Book [log in to unmask], 03 Feb 1999 16:01:43 -0800660_iso-8859-1 HAFODLAS SLATE QUARRY by Griff R Jones 1999 209 pp 58 plates, 37 drawings. This is the finest example of Industrial Archaeological research of the decade, probably the century! A group of five dedicated enthusiasts spent 7,500 man hours over a period of four years investigaZ |