WMM068 - Minera Lead Mines - City Shaft Engine House 1986 (Explored)
City (Meadow) Shaft Engine House at Minera Lead Mines near Wrexham, Wales taken on a cold winter's day in 1986. If I recall correctly this was the first time I used a new Minox 35GT camera.
Camera: Minox 35GT
For more photographs please click here: www.jhluxton.com/The-35mm-Film-Archive/Mines-of-Wales/Min...
The history of Minera Lead Mines, near Wrexham, date back to the reign of Edward I of England.
Today’s remains date back Victorian times when following the acquisition of the mines by the well known mining company of John Taylor & Sons in 1845 resulted in the formation of the Minera Mining Company.
Falling prices for lead and zinc ore in the early 20th Century forces mines to close with pumping ceasing in 1909 and the equipment being sold off by 1914.
During the 1980s much effort was expended by the local authority in reclaiming land and opening a heritage attraction on the site. This included the undertaking of extensive archaeological work and the restoration of the classic Cornish engine house at City Shaft (aka Meadow Shaft).
Today the attraction has rather limited opening hours, usually restricted to weekends during the summer school holidays and booked appointments, though the main site itself is open as a country park.
WMM068 - Minera Lead Mines - City Shaft Engine House 1986 (Explored)
City (Meadow) Shaft Engine House at Minera Lead Mines near Wrexham, Wales taken on a cold winter's day in 1986. If I recall correctly this was the first time I used a new Minox 35GT camera.
Camera: Minox 35GT
For more photographs please click here: www.jhluxton.com/The-35mm-Film-Archive/Mines-of-Wales/Min...
The history of Minera Lead Mines, near Wrexham, date back to the reign of Edward I of England.
Today’s remains date back Victorian times when following the acquisition of the mines by the well known mining company of John Taylor & Sons in 1845 resulted in the formation of the Minera Mining Company.
Falling prices for lead and zinc ore in the early 20th Century forces mines to close with pumping ceasing in 1909 and the equipment being sold off by 1914.
During the 1980s much effort was expended by the local authority in reclaiming land and opening a heritage attraction on the site. This included the undertaking of extensive archaeological work and the restoration of the classic Cornish engine house at City Shaft (aka Meadow Shaft).
Today the attraction has rather limited opening hours, usually restricted to weekends during the summer school holidays and booked appointments, though the main site itself is open as a country park.