Browse Items (25 total)

Working Conditions & health.pdf
Information on the typical working conditions for lead miners and the subsequent impact on their health

The Swaledale Mining Field.pdf
Document explaining how lead ore came to present in the hills of Swaledale

3  Smelting the Ore.pdf
Information on the smelting techniques used by the mining companies to convert the mined galena ore into the final lead bars ready for sale

Life of Miners.pdf
Information on what life was like for a lead miner including living conditions, religion and leisure pursuits.

Profile of mining families.pdf
Profiles of two Swaledale mining families

Spout Gill Mines.pdf
Historical information relating to the Spout Gill lead mines in Swaledale

Old Gang and Surrender.pdf
Historical information on the Old Gang and Surrender mines in Swaledale

1 Methods of Mining.pdf
Information on the various methods used to extract led ore from the ground

Memories of a Lead Miner.pdf
A personal account of what life was like as a lead miner by John Rutter, who was the last lead miner in Gunnerside

4 Lead Prices.pdf
Extract from John Parke's journal showing lead prices from 1768 - 1771.
And prices paid in 1870 -1873.

18th Century.pdf
How the lead industry developed in Swaledale throughout the 18th century, including the bitter disputes between rival companies that resulted in the Beldi Hill trials.

The Sixteenth and Seventeeth Century.pdf
Document detailing how the lead mining industry expanded throughout the 16th & 17th century in Swaledale.

Adelaide-Level-Arngill-Lead-Mine-User-Album-87937.jpg
A collection of contemporary and historical photographs and images that illustrate the mines and miners and the legacy they had on the landscape of Swaledale.

Lane End and Keldside Mines.pdf
Historical information on the Lane End and Keldside mines in Upper Swaledale

Beldi Hill.jpg
Image depicts the Beldi Hill Trials between Lord Pomfret and Thomas Smith over mining rights in the Beldi Hill area.

Gunnerside Gill Mines.pdf
Historical information on the lead mines of Gunnerside Gill.

Farewell.pdf
A poignant poem by John Hardy that beautifully captures the spirit, hardships, life and times of the Swaledale miners

Early Period of Mining in Swaledale.pdf
A description of early mining activity in Swaledale before the 16th Century

2 -Dressing the Ore.pdf
The processes used to prepare the extracted ore ready for smelting. This process was called 'dressing' the ore.

Newpaper coverage of Beldi Hill Trials.pdf
1771 national press coverage of the Beldi Hill dispute in Swaledale.
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