Chris A Reedy
Magpie Mine Warp Speed
Taken a couple of months ago, just after sunrise.
Magpie Mine stands one third of a mile south of the village of Sheldon, from where it can be seen standing darkly silhouetted against the skyline.
It is about 1050 feet above sea level.
Footpaths approach it both from Sheldon and the Monyash to Ashford-in-the-Water road.
Magpie Mine has a recorded history from 1739, but dates back much further and is said locally to be over 300 years old.
Protracted troubles broke out in the 1820s and 1830s between the miners of Magpie, Maypitts and Red Soil mines. The dispute revolved around a vein of lead, and at various times the miners broke through into each others workings. Often when this occurred one side would light a fire underground and try to smoke the other out.
Tragically, in 1833, three Red Soil miners were suffocated to death by a fire lit by the Magpie miners.
Following a year in prison and a lengthy court case at Derby Assizes, five Magpie miners were acquitted of the charge of murder owing to conflicting evidence and the lack of intent. The three widows of the Red Soil miners reputedly put a curse on the mine and supposedly a ghost was seen there in 1946.
Taken Using :
Nisi V6 Holder, Landscape CPL & 6 Stop ND Filters
Magpie Mine Warp Speed
Taken a couple of months ago, just after sunrise.
Magpie Mine stands one third of a mile south of the village of Sheldon, from where it can be seen standing darkly silhouetted against the skyline.
It is about 1050 feet above sea level.
Footpaths approach it both from Sheldon and the Monyash to Ashford-in-the-Water road.
Magpie Mine has a recorded history from 1739, but dates back much further and is said locally to be over 300 years old.
Protracted troubles broke out in the 1820s and 1830s between the miners of Magpie, Maypitts and Red Soil mines. The dispute revolved around a vein of lead, and at various times the miners broke through into each others workings. Often when this occurred one side would light a fire underground and try to smoke the other out.
Tragically, in 1833, three Red Soil miners were suffocated to death by a fire lit by the Magpie miners.
Following a year in prison and a lengthy court case at Derby Assizes, five Magpie miners were acquitted of the charge of murder owing to conflicting evidence and the lack of intent. The three widows of the Red Soil miners reputedly put a curse on the mine and supposedly a ghost was seen there in 1946.
Taken Using :
Nisi V6 Holder, Landscape CPL & 6 Stop ND Filters