Farm buildings at Westernhopeburn On the south side of Weard…
| Title | Farm buildings at Westernhopeburn On the south side of Weardale. |
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| Date | 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 |
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Farm buildings at Westernhopeburn On the south side of Weardale.
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Westernhopeburn The farmhouse at Westerhopeburn.
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Westernhopeburn
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Road towards Stanhope
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Westernhopeburn Peacock on the roof of Westernhopeburn [[[1740721]]].
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Westernhopeburn
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Herding Sheep
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Cottage Farm cottage and derelict outbuildings by Westernhope Burn
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Wear Valley
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Cambokeels Part of the derelict Cambokeels fluorspar mine with the (now demolished) Cementworks chimney beyond
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Cambokeels tippler shed A view of the tippler shed at the head of the Cambokeels incline level or decline, where fluorite ore was tipped from wagons drawn out of the mine. In 1994, 7 years after closu…
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Cambokeels mine workshops The main building here was used for vehicle and plant maintenance and repairs, including for the mine's lorries. The mine's main offices occupied a first floor position at th…
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Cambokeels mine A view from the main entrance looking across to the tippler sheds (centre) and the main mine buildings (right). Cambokeels (then known as Cammock Isle) was opened for lead in 1847 but …
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Cambokeels mine plant Seven years after its closure in 1987, much of Cambokeels mine's plant was still in situ and relatively undamaged by vandals or the scrap man. The main shed here contained compre…
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Cambokeels mine incline A view taken in 1994 of the modern incline level or decline at Cambokeels, driven to access fluorite deposits in this former lead mine. The mine opened for lead in 1847 and was…
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Cambokeels mine tippler A view from inside the shed where fluorite was emptied from wagons drawn up from the deep mine incline beyond. All the superstructure of this building has now gone to the vanda…
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Cambokeels powder house This is the powder house or explosives store at Cambokeels mine. In 1994, even the detonator box was still sitting on the shelf, although all hazardous contents had been remove…
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Cambokeels mine level This is the original horse level into the 1847 lead mine. A commemorative stone above the level is inscribed 'TWB 1847'. TWB was Thomas Wentworth Beaumont. The Beaumont family co…
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Cambokeels mine incline A view down the inclined shaft or decline at Cambokeels mine, showing pumping and compressed air pipes, cables for electric lighting, telephones and signalling, and an abandone…
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Cambokee Mine, A689, Eastgate, Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom osm
| Street address | A689 |
| County | Durham |
| Region | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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0 mFarm buildings at Westernhopeburn
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0 mFarm buildings at Westernhopeburn On the south side of Weardale.
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51 mWesternhopeburn The farmhouse at Westerhopeburn.
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51 mWesternhopeburn
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67 mRoad towards Stanhope
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67 mWesternhopeburn Peacock on the roof of Westernhopeburn [[[1740721]]].
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67 mWesternhopeburn
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80 mHerding Sheep
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171 mCottage Farm cottage and derelict outbuildings by Westernhope Burn
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222 mWear Valley
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410 mCambokeels Part of the derelict Cambokeels fluorspar mine with the (now demolished) Cementworks chimney beyond
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410 mCambokeels tippler shed A view of the tippler shed at the head of the Cambokeels incline level or decline, where fluorite ore was tipped from wagons drawn out of the mine. In 1994, 7 years after closure, much of the mine surface plant was still intact but today, only the concrete foundations of this shed remain.
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414 mCambokeels mine workshops The main building here was used for vehicle and plant maintenance and repairs, including for the mine's lorries. The mine's main offices occupied a first floor position at the back of this building. In 1994, tools and spare parts still lay on workbenches and in spares cabinets or were scattered about the floor. In the offices, documents including mine plans and accounts, service schedules and inventories still lay on desks and shelves. Today virtually nothing is left of all this, although the building remains.
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420 mCambokeels mine A view from the main entrance looking across to the tippler sheds (centre) and the main mine buildings (right). Cambokeels (then known as Cammock Isle) was opened for lead in 1847 but mined for fluorspar in the 20th century. It closed in 1987.
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421 mCambokeels mine plant Seven years after its closure in 1987, much of Cambokeels mine's plant was still in situ and relatively undamaged by vandals or the scrap man. The main shed here contained compressed air, pumping and ventilation equipment, while the brick building beyond contained an electrical sub-station and switchgear.
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421 mCambokeels mine incline A view taken in 1994 of the modern incline level or decline at Cambokeels, driven to access fluorite deposits in this former lead mine. The mine opened for lead in 1847 and was finally closed as a fluorspar mine in 1987. It is flooded to surface.
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422 mCambokeels mine tippler A view from inside the shed where fluorite was emptied from wagons drawn up from the deep mine incline beyond. All the superstructure of this building has now gone to the vandal and the scrap man.
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427 mCambokeels powder house This is the powder house or explosives store at Cambokeels mine. In 1994, even the detonator box was still sitting on the shelf, although all hazardous contents had been removed. The building was timber-lined to help avoid sparks and had a lightweight roof to help conduct any explosion upwards.
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427 mCambokeels mine level This is the original horse level into the 1847 lead mine. A commemorative stone above the level is inscribed 'TWB 1847'. TWB was Thomas Wentworth Beaumont. The Beaumont family controlled many mines in this area in the 19th century and the WB Lead Company is well-known to mining historians.
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431 mCambokeels mine incline A view down the inclined shaft or decline at Cambokeels mine, showing pumping and compressed air pipes, cables for electric lighting, telephones and signalling, and an abandoned flat wagon. The darkness behind the wagon is the water level in September 1994, seven years after abandonment.
