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Almonsbury Lead Mine (Old Shaft)

Ridge Wood, Almonsbury.

NGR:ST 610 846
WGS84:51.55892, -2.56396
Length:0 m
Depth:0 m
Altitude:76 m
Tags:Mine
Registry:wbc

Old Shaft marked on 1888 OS maps. Lead was mined by a Mr Freeman in 1775 and with further works were carried out in the nineteenth century but apparently not in payable quantities.

Alternate Names: None recorded.

Notes: www.sgmrg.co.uk/lead

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