Riber Mine, Starkholmes, Derbyshire, 1954

Image Reference: DCHQ006902

Artist/Photographer: Copyright Reserved

Collection: Derbyshire

ImageDate: 1954

LibraryRef: Local Studies HQ Matlock

Image Date: 1954

Measurements: 12.7 x 7.7 cm

Location: Derbyshire

Keywords: mine shaft entrance train railway track line zinc lead men workers miners headlamp light hollow log wood find hole overalls Starkholmes Copyright Reserved

Library Reference: Local Studies HQ Matlock

Library: Local Studies HQ Matlock

Description: Lead and zinc were mined here in the 1950s.
This hollow log would have had a leather valve. it was used to pump water out of lead mines in tudor times. Discovered by Harry Higton in 1954.

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