Derbyshire lead mining history
This article details some of the history of lead mining in Derbyshire, England.
Goodluck Mine in Via Gellia
T'owd Man, Wirksworth
Smithycove Mine, Hopton
Dirtlow Rake near Pindale
Derbyshire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south and west, and Cheshire to the west. Derby is the largest settlement, and Matlock is the county town.
Image: Near Hathersage, Peak District 8 (cropped, edited)
Image: Masson Mill in Matlock Bath geograph.org.uk 2631130
The henge monument at Arbor Low
The rugged moorland edge of the southern Pennines at Kinder Downfall