Nenthead mines by drone. Cumbria UK
Nenthead just over the Durham border with Cumbria, the mines are a site of special scientific interest. Mined for lead and zinc and even silver. Visitors from all over the country explore the numerous mines on the site and Carrs mine is open to the public. Hope I got the names right (Rampgill not Ramgill :( )and wish I could remember them all.
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Nenthead mines by drone. Cumbria. Abandoned places UK.
A designated SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and a Scheduled ancient monument the site is maintained by volunteers and one of the mines is open to visitors. Mining and processing of lead, zinc and a percentage of silver took place here. For more information go here:
Middlecleugh Mine, Nenthead
I trip into Middlecleugh Mine, Nenthead to view the 230 year old miners' graffiti. The mine also contains a rare example of wooden tramway rails. Unlike most of the other mines in the area access to Middlecleugh Mine is restricted due to the unique and historical nature of this site. Access can be arranged through the Nenthead Mines Conservation Society.
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Nenthead Mines (28th May 2017)
28th May 2017
A cloudier and cooler day than the past week and we headed up into the clag to the mines of Nenthead. We had booked a tour of the Carr level mine (details below) but outside of the mine were the remains of the old smelt works and several other mine entrances.
This video focuses on the outside of the mine and the tour of the mine can be found at:
The drone footage is courtesy of fellow youtuber y2keable, I will link his video of the day after he has uploaded it.
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Nenthead Mine
A draft 3D Animation of the workshop in Nenthead Mine, accessed by The Brewery Shaft
Abandoned Mine Explore #11 Crawling To Barons Ballroom Football @ Smallcleugh Nenthead
In this one, we went down to the Ballroom at Smallcleugh Lead Mine, in Nenthead , UK which caused an epic amount of bass. We then went to explore near Baron's Sump, resulting in crawling through some of the most extreme crawls I've ever been in. Thoroughly enjoyable.
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Abandoned Mine Explore #4 Tyne Bottom , Nenthead, England , UK FLOODED LEVELS !
Our exploration of the ancient lead mine, Tyne Bottom, in Nenthead, England, UK. This mine has some flooded levels and therefore, has some of the deepest water I've had to pass through so far in a mine :o)
The following information is taken from Mineexplorer.org.cuk
Tynebottom Mine was first worked by the Earl of Carlisle and Company from 1771 to 1798, and then by the London Lead Company from 1798 to 1873. There are two adits into the mine, and both intersect the North Vein. The two levels are known as Wisen's Level or more commonly as Tynebottom A, which is the level from the footpath and the Sun Vein Level or known more commonly as Tynebottom B that emerges near the river.
Only a small part of the mine is accessible now, but it is very extensive and has a number of surface shafts along its principle veins - Windshaw Bridge Vein and the North Vein. The workings on the Windshaw Bridge Vein extend over 1000m and on the North Vein they reach 600m. Towards the forehead on the North Vein there are shaft connections into Whitesike Level via Bunkershill and the Clay Levels.
The mine is used by outdoor centres for commercial trips, the trip being in through one of the adits, across the North Vein Flats and then out via the other adit.
NOTE: access to the adits is from the Pennine Way footpath, this however crosses private land and there is a little known agreement where explorers should leave a payment of £1.00 / per head in an envelope at Bridgeview cottage (opposite the green) in Garrigill. If approached by the land owner please be respectful and bite your tongue if you feel the need for arguments. The situation is fragile and that last thing needed is a sealed entrance.
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Nenthead Shooting
Boys with their toys! What excellent fun... particularly the cyclist who complained about 'being shot' just because he was frightened by the re-enactment gunfire and fell off his bike.
Clear Roads Ahead - Nenthead Community Snowplough
Tony Pennell tells the story of Nenthead Community Snowplough.
Abandoned Mine Explore #1 2 Miles Inside Smallcleugh Nenthead England First Mine Explore
My first ever mine explore at Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Weardale, UK :)
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Rampgill Mine Nenthead
Day one of our nenthead visit saw us visiting rampgill mine. A five hour trip allowed us to see many interesting features.
Brewery shaft Nenthead Mines
The Brewery shaft is an awe-inspiring 100m deep and leads to one of the most important industrial archeological relicts of northern Pennine lead mining.. This video is about the shaft and what amazing sights there are at the bottom.
Abandoned Mine Explore #2 Rampgill , Nenthead , UK Vein Workings Started 1690!
My explore of the historic ancient lead mine known as Rampgill in Nenthead, Cumbria, United Kingdom. The vein may have been worked from 1690!!. We look at the brewery shaft, the horse gin and scaleburn mines.
Nenthead from the Air
This is a video of Nenthead, including the Chapel.
The Ghosts of Nenthead Mines Project
Nenthead Mines Heritage Centre, Nenthead, near Alston in Cumbria (England) has opened its doors to paranormal investigations of alleged ghosts and hauntings of the Mines and restored buildings and ruins of the old Leadmining and processing site.
This video short is a brief 'advert' for the events... please contact the North Pennines Heritage Trust for more information on the paranormal events for 2010 and beyond.
Abandoned Mine Explore #3 Brownley Hill Enormous Stopes ! Nenthead, England, UK
Our exploration of the abandoned Brownley Hill lead mine. The following information is from mineexplorer.org :
Brownley Hill mine was first worked for lead with silver being extracted as well, the earliest workings being via surface shafts on the Brownley Hill Vein. Records dated 1735 from the Greenwich Hospital indicate that the mine was of no real economic value at this time. In the middle of the 1700's the London Lead Company took out a lease for just under 20 years. They worked the Brownley Hill Vein in the Little Limestone and in the hazles above it, obtaining a considerable amount of ore, but they were prevented from mining deeper by water. To overcome the problem they drove the Brownley Hill High Level in the sills above the Great Limestone in an attempt to reach the Little Limestone gaining access to the bottom of old workings, however only a fraction of the expected ore was found. The company also tried the Brownley Hill Moss Cross Vein and Jug Vein, but due to poor ventilation they abandoned their undertakings in this area. In all, they gave up their lease before it was expired as the total current outlay on development brought forth very little in results.
At the end of 1765 a new lease was taken out by two man team who obtained a very large amount of ore from the cross Veins as well as the Brownley Hill Vein. The ore raised was sold to the London Lead Company. In 1795 the lease passed to the newly formed Brownley Hill Lead Company. This was a particular lucrative time as the price of lead increased dramatically due to the wars with France. When the price declined again the lease was sold on to another group in 1816, which continued to work the mine under the same name of the Brownley Hill Lead Company. The mine now was being worked for zinc as well lead. It is during this period that the mine started to really develop. The Bloomsberry Horse Level was driven and the previously worked veins were now being worked from below. The horse level extended out on Guddamgill Cross Vein, Wellgill Cross Vein, Brownley Hill North Vein, Brownley Hill Vein eventually reaching the Brownley Hill Moss Cross and Brownley Hill High Cross Veins as well as Jug Vein. The lead ore in the lower levels were much poorer than that obtained in the higher horizons, however the grade of zinc ore was very good and this contributed to the operations profitability. Production was maintained until the middle of the 1850's.
In 1869 the mine was operating under a different concern again, the Brownley Hill Lead Mining Company during this period the mine was closed for a while and then reopened again with the same workforce. In 1890 the company sold up the complete mining operation to the Nenthead and Tynedale Lead and Zinc Company who held the lease until 1894. At this time high grade lead ore was depleted and the Vieille Montagne Zinc Company took over the lease in 1914 shifting operations to the extraction of zinc ore. The mine operated until 1936. The last working of the mine was between 1964 and 1966; when the trial Slate Sill level was driven in the Slate Sills southeast of the Brownley Hill Moss Cross Vein.
Nenthead Playground
After the pub, during the Coast to Coast for Hazey 2008
A689 The highest road in England. Nenthead North Pennines Boxing Day 2017
On Boxing Day 2017, my wife and I took her parents out for a daytrip drive to Hadrian's Wall. The video clip shows us on our way back down to Merseyside, crossing over the hills of the North Pennines.
A couple of months ago I bought a 2010 Ford Mondeo 2.0 EcoBoost PowerShift Titanium X Sport Estate. Today was the first opportunity to test the new set of Continental Winter Contact TS850P winter tyres.
The weather was relatively mild, a few centimetres of snow on the hills and a temperature of only -2 centigrade.
This stretch of the A689 in the North Pennines is the highest classified road in England, reaching a height of 627m. The clip shows us having a pitstop at Nenthead, which is over the brow of the summit and has an elevation of only 450m.
Incidentally, the pub/ Bed & Breakfast, we pulled up at, is called the Miners Arms, in Nenthead -
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