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For mining purposes, Mendip was split into four areas, called mineries. These were: Chewton, Harptree, Priddy and West. A fifth minery, called Bousland, was possibly based on Tor Hole, in the parish of Chewton Mendip.
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Discover why the area's curious geology made this a centre of lead and zinc mining and find out how the lives of villagers changed during the 'boom and bust' stages of Mendip's mining past.
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In East Mendip, there are relatively few mineral deposits, but here coal mining was once an important industry. There must be literally thousands of mines scattered across the Mendip …
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In East Mendip, there are relatively few mineral deposits, but here coal mining was once an important industry. There must be literally thousands of mines scattered across the Mendip Hills, most of which remain unexplored.
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The Mendip Hills in Somerset are well known, at least locally, as the site of lead mining since Roman times. They were once also an important source of zinc, and other metals in smaller quantities. Smaller in area than the well known metalliferous areas of Devon-Cornwall and the north of England, they may have received less attention.
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Map shows all the mines of the Mendip. The Mendips have long been exploited for its raw materials, and the legacy of the mining and quarrying industries can be seen throughout the area.
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The Mendip Hills in Somerset are well known, at least locally, as the site of lead mining since Roman times. They were once also an important source of zinc, and other metals in smaller …
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Mining of lead on Mendip would have occurred prior to the arrival of the Romans, but it was they who first exploited the mineral wealth here on a more industrial scale.
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The first part of the book provides an overview of the various mineral deposits of the Mendips, and then ascribes these to various types of mineralisation (for example, the "Mendip Lead," "Mendip Zinc," and "Harptree Bed" mineralisations).
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In East Mendip, there are relatively few mineral deposits, but here coal mining was once an important industry. There must be literally thousands of mines scattered across the …
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In East Mendip, there are relatively few mineral deposits, but here coal mining was once an important industry. There must be literally thousands of mines scattered across the Mendip Hills, most of which remain unexplored.
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This mill was worked by the Mendip Mining Company between 1856 and 1878, when smelted ended. The company continued until 1885 by selling dressed ore to a smelter near Bristol.
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