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In case of emergency click on the above link and telephone the appropriate warden as shown in Contacts |
NEWS June
2010
– our Tinsley winding engine has been taken to Apedale Heritage Centre where
it will be rebuilt and properly displayed.
See HERE May
2010
– Mr & Mrs Limbrick of Chapel Lawn gave us the contents of a blacksmith’s
forge that they were clearing out. See
HERE. These items have now either been placed
at Snailbeach Mine or elsewhere on long term loan. Mar
2010 –
we have acquired two letters from a solicitor to the Snailbeach Mining
Company seeking compensation for the widows of the men killed in the 1895
Georges Shaft accident. See HERE Feb
2010 – the
Trust is having talks with Shropshire Council about a possible further
Heritage Lottery Grant to interpret mining throughout Shropshire. Dec
2009
– the Trust and Shropshire Council were successful in obtaining a Heritage
Lottery Grant towards preservation and interpretation at Snailbeach Mine, Nov
2009
– the Snailbeach Mine Smeltmill was classified by English Heritage as a
“building at risk”. They asked the
Trust to carry out emergency work to support the Slagmill building and remove
trees, for which they provided a grant.
The first stage clearance can be seen HERE but further work
is required to weatherproof the building. |
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Summer 2010 Newsletter
Members and Friends receive four
newsletters per year containing information on mining history both local and
national. These also notify details of
ongoing projects and working meets. |
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