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P"-A..lC DISTRICT :UN�S i:ISTORICAL SOCIET"l LTD
NEWSLETTER No. 10 (86) SEPrEMBER 19?8.
Notice ' Please do not use the Societys name to gain access to
land or mi.Des. Your Society goes to great
lengths to secure good relations with mine and landowners which
may be destroyed instantly by thought-J ess action. If you know of
any incidents where the Society1 name has been unofficially used
please inform the Hon. Secretary.
Advance Notice The fourth Annual General Meeting of the Company,
followed by the Annual Dinner will be held
on Sa�..irday 2nd December 1978 at the Wheatsheaf Hotel,
BakeweJ.l, Derbyshire. Full details, booking and nomi!lation forms
are enclosed with this Newsletter.
Wirksworth Survey Project See Newsletter No.9 for details of
this project, besides the Sandhole Sough survey the group
have made a start oc !llakiD.g safe and the exploration of ai::.
exteJ:l.Si•re mine near Godfreyhole, �est of Wirksvorth. No
specialist knowledge is reqllired to join the group and interes�ed
persons are asked to contact the Group Crganiser, John Millar, 25
Greenland Ave., Derby. DE4 4AQ for further information.
Crich Display. W&kebridge Terminus, Tramway Museum. G.R.
343533. Work continues on a wide range of projects on the site
includi:lg the re-erection of a small
waterotheel and the construction of the associated sough. As
al�ays help is always �eeded for the :nany taska that our
enthusiastic group undertake to provide Tramway visitors 4ith an
insight into Derbyshire lead mining history. The group meets on the
first and second Sunday of each month from 1Cam until 6pm. For
further information please contact the Leader, Iain Butler, 19
Albany Court, Stapleford, Notts.
Goodluck Mine. Via Gellia G.R. 270565. :-1eet at the site at
11am on the first Sunday of each month. Help of all tnes is needed
to
convert this into an underground museum. 3ring underground gear,
packed lunch etc. This is a private venture supported by the
Societ]'.for further in!on:ia.tion contact the Leader, Ron Amner,
58 FoljaI!lbe Ave., Walton, Chesterfield.
Brushfield/Taddi!!gton Surve:r Pro.�ect. Work has started on
this project. Cun-sntly, '#ham Sough, near Taddington is the focus
of the
groups attention. The group aeet on the last Sunday of each
month at Magpie �ine Field Centre. Leader, John Baker.
Yorkshire, with a Ban�. Earlier in the year a :;iarty of 12
PDMHS members went to York.shire where they took over the
home of Don Jal ton of the Earby �i::les Research Group. On our
arrival· the furniture ·..m.s cast on one side and camp beds,
sleepi:lg bags etc la=..d out, a.s more of the :;iarty arrived all
of the rooos in the house W'ere commandeered. Don arrived i:i. the
early hours to fi.?ld people sprawled everywhere tryl..ng to sleep.
with a certain PDMHS Director cr.anting 1I am a Director' I on the
hour, every hour t!lroughout the whole weekend.
In the morning bre&kfa!St ·;1as served in relay, hal!' a
gallon of tea later and one permanently hot kettle finally switched
off we left for the dayh explorations to the Faggergill Mi::les on
the east side of Arkengarthdale. A low passage led the way in,
guided by Don, who ca.r"C'ied the latest survey with him, drawn to
scale? on a cigare� packet, which tur::.ed out to be surprisingly
accurate1. The :nines only worked for a short time, but it seems
that a lot of work was done as they are quite extensive • .,,e
wandered around the main line first, exploring side levels on the
•;1ay out, but little evidence of. mineralisation could be found;
t....o old mine tubs and yards of rail of differing sect�on were
seen.
Down one side passage the onJ.y female of the party went off
exploring, returning to the ·"9.iting party she shouted that she
had found a box of candles and '"as �vi:i.g a clcse look a..t
the!!! with her carbide lamp, aa she approached everyone scattered
at high speed, shouting, 'its dj?lamite dont p.it your lamp near
it11• When you go caving you take ropes to get people up sha!ts,
and Mars Bars for energy, what do yo\l take with you in the event
of being blow up?. As it did not explode prematurely it was safely
disposed of and visions of headlines in the Yozl;hire Post came to
mind, 1Mine-explorerers Discover New Route to Surface In Old �ine1,
would our 1Director1 s�ill hold office in Heaven?, ha was also
observed to explore the mine with short lengths of rail to slow him
down. (E
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Recent Institute of Geological Sciences Publications. The
current revision of the Buxton and Ashbourne geological maps has
led to the recent
publication of a series of 1:25 OOO coloured solid and drift
geological maps of areas of special interest. These cover the
Millers Dale (SK17), Buxton (SK07), Monyash (SK16), Roaches and
Upp�r Dove Valley (SK06), and are available from Government
Bookshops and th� Offices of the Institute of Geological
Sciences.
The new �aps cover areas that have been poorly understood and
are a valuable source of information for geologists, natural
historians, and geographers. Of interest to members is the
inclusion of mineral veins on the new maps, in particular, Magpie
Mine, Hubbadale Mine, and Hillocks Mine on the most recently
published Monyash sheet.
Although the basic format of the maps is consistent throughout
the series, it is unfortunate that the colouring of the different
sheets varies. In particular the latest oethod of distinguishing
solid geology from superficial deposits on the Upper Carboniferous
Rocks in the Buxton sheet has led to a rather clumsy appearance on
an otherwise first class map.
The price of the maps is £1. 30p each, and when one considers
the years of work put into them they represent extremely good value
for money.
The Limestone and Dolomite Resources of the Country Around
Monyash, Derbyshire. Description of 1:25 OOO resources sheet SK16
by F.C. Cox and D. Mc C Bridge. H.M.s.o., London 132p. £7 OOP.
This report will be of interest to conservationists and those
interested in the wider aspects of limestone quarry resources in
the Peak District. It is intended as a geological description
prepared to aid the local planning authorities. The area has been
selected for demonstration of the method as quarrying is never
likely to occur and publication of this type of data is unlikely to
offend quarrying companies operating in the Peak District.
The report recognises five distinct types of limestone based
upon calcium carbonate content, and suggests their possible
industrial uses. Four resource blocks are defined on a modified
1:25 OOO geological map (SK16) and the volumes of the varying
categories of limestone within each block are presented. The �eat
of the subject - how many tonnes of limestone and where it occurs
has a low profile, being presented in the form of a rather
complicated table. The overall impression that the report creates
is one of an academic exercise with lots of petrographical and
chemical descriptions.
The publication however will be of great value to geologists as
it presents the most comprehensive petrographical and geochemical
analys�s published so far of any area of limestone in the Peak
District.
It is hoped that the latest programme of drilling in adjacent
areas will be published in sioiliar form. Noel Worley.
Book Reviews. Burt R. (1977). John Taylor, Mining
Entrepreneur.and Enginner 1779-1863. Moorland Publishing Co. 91pp.
£2 OOp Paperback.
John Taylor was born in Norwich, son of a prosperous yarn
manufacturer, whose early training was as a land surveyor and civil
engineer. By means of a fortunate family friendship, at the age of
nineteen, he was appointed manager of Wheal Friendship, one of
Devon's larger mines. To quote Burt, 'a staggering example of
nepotistic influence•. Within two years he had however established
himself as a capable innovator, particularly in the dressing of
ores, all of which contributed to Wheal Friendship as one of the
the most profitable mines in the Southwest. Within a decade,
particularly following the successful opening of the Tavistock
Canal which he engineered, he was leader and spokesman for the
local mining interests.
Subsequently his career diversified, briefly into manufacturing,
then back into mining, as agent to Lord Grovenor in N. Wales, in
1813. Five years later he accepted a similar appointment with the
Duke of Devonshire, and in the same year took over what was to be
called the Consolidated Mines at Gwennap. Soon after he began
overseeing the interests of the Greenwich Hospital, in the Alston
area. In a further expansion of iLterests, in 1824, he established
the British Real del Monte Co., mining in Mexico. This last was
much less successful, and the Company made substantial losses, as,
on a different scale, his Derbyshire companies did in the
1840•s.
Taylor was undoubtedly the most important single figure in 19th
century metal mining, and Burt's biography is a valuable
contribution to mining history,Wotthin a brief format. One wishes
Burt-had given us rather more detail of the ventures themselves,
but this probably, and properly, awaits more detailed regional
studies, a.�d with present publishing economics might well have
precluded publication. Both the author and publishers are to be
congratulated in producing a readable but scholarly account of this
remarkable entrepreneur, at what today must be considered a most
reasonable price. LW.
Shropshire Caving and Mining Club Journal 1977. Published
formerly as the Shropshire Mining Club Jour.ial, this new issue has
a new cover
format and colour. It follows however the pattern set by
previous issues, about 44 pages A4 size four pages of maps and
diagrams, and short articles. The principal contents include
articles on the Tar Tunnel as a public show mine; An underground
structure at Mossey Green, Ketley, Salop; A collection of
Shropshire Miners ballads; r:ovels witha mining flavour; Prince
Edward Mine Merioneth, and archeological relics by the River Dulas,
Clwyd. A special feature in this issue is alist of principal
contents of all previous SMC publications.
Price ,£1-20p, inludes postage, and available from I.J Brown, 95
Manygates lane, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorks.
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The Coal \in�s of Yorkshire. J. Goodchild. This is the first
hard-back book froma new publishing group, 'Wakefield Historical
Publications',
and covers in some detail the rise and fall of the two largest
successive coal producers in West Yorks., the FentollS and the
Charlesworths, through the period 1 710 to 1947. It is surprising
that the history of the Yorkshire coalfield has been so overlooked
after considering the range of innovations that occured there and
the indW!trial remains that are visible even today.
The Fentons developed a vast complex of business intersts, based
on local raw materials, throughout the 18th and early 19th
centuries. The Charlesworths took over many of the Fentons leases
which they continued to exploit from the 18301s and 401s, but a.s
an undercapita.lised company failed to weather a fa!!lily lawsuit
in 1913, and the depression of the 19201s.
The book does not only cover coal but also the ?entons mining
interests in the Midlands, South �ales, and Cornwall; Their copper
mining and smelting interests were considerable and Boulton and
Watt built for them the first pumping engine in Cornwall at Wheal
Busy in the 17701 s.
This is a most interesting book, well written but unfortunately
not so well published as the illustrations cannot be easily related
to the text, and the system cf referencing is difficult to
follow.
The book, a limited edition of 500, i.s published at �OOp and is
available through any book-seller or from Wakefield Historical
Publications, c/o Secker House, Secker Lane, Woolley. IJB.
Men and Mining on the Ouantocks. J. Hamilton and J.F. Lawrence.
Published by Town and Country Press. 78pp. £1 00p. .
Mining for copper began on the fl8.Ilks of the Quantocks in the
early 17001s, and Derbyshire Miners are credited with being the
first to work the copper in the area of Dodington. l\s may be
expected Cornish �-liners soon appeared together with coal miners
from the North Somerset Coalfield, and other ores were soon found
including manganese, iron and lead. The discovery of gold led to
the inevitable scramble with the charlatan.5 in full cry.
Although some £.8,000 worth of ore had been raised and rich
pipes of ore were thought to exist little interest could be aroused
andmining ceased i:I. 1801. However in 1806 a local Radical, Tom
Poole, approached many eminent industrialists for geological advice
and, probably more importantly for fi!lance. Sir aumphrey Davy
replied that they were better to seek the advice of Alston Moor and
Derbyshire Miners �ho would understand their problems better than
the Cornish Miners, he !'urther suggested that they obtain the
history and plan of the Ecton Mine because it was in the same rock:
as their mine, but he declined to invest in the venture. Pooles
efforts paid off in 1817 when a group_ of lessee spent some £10 OOO
and erected a 471' 3oulton and Watt Engine, the engine house of
which still survives.
The Buckingham Hines ceased working in 1821 after an expenditure
of £20 OOO and returns of £Z,5CO. Another attempt to re-open the
mines in 1823 was doomed to failure when one of the protagonists
found him.self incarcerated in Exeter Prison, 1by means of a most
unluck1 adventure in a Cornish Tin �e·.
With chapters on the smaller mine.s of the area., and perhaps an
overlong account of the social and economic conditions of the area,
plus useful maps, this book is excellent value for its modest
price. PJC.
Moorland l-'ublishing Com"DB.lly. 11�oorland ?ublishing Co. Ltd
wish to draw to the attention of members that they do not
consider
that it·is 'common practice in the trade' to place a small order
surcharge (see book reviews on p3 of last newsletter) as done by
Pound House Press. All Moorland publications are supplied either
direct to the customer or to bookshops without any penal surcharge.
All Mo«Sll"la.nd ask for is a contribution towards carriage
costs''
Societv Plans. A me!llber, William tack, is tracillg all Society
plans in the Library onto draughting paper.
from which it is possible to produce dye-line copies. Dye-lines
will gradually replace the present plans in tile Library and be
available for study and loan. Not only will this make it easier for
handling and postage, but it ·.rill prevent deterioration of the
original.s. A list of Society documents and plans is available from
the Librarian, Local Studies Dept., Derbyshire County Library,
County Offices, Matlock. Please enclose sufficient postage if
applying for a list.
A new service for members will be run by Mr Lack:, who will send
a dye-line copy of any completed plan on application. The plans are
of various sizes, so it has been decided to charge a standard fee
of £1 OOp per plan. This will include the cost of the plan and
postage.
At present copies of the following plans are available:- C1, C3,
C23, C025, C026, C30, C49, C74, C76, C85.
New additions to this list will be published in future
Newsletters. Applications should be made to: Mr w. Lack, The
Radleth, Pleal.ey, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury. SY5 OXF.
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Help Wanted.
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Mr Ian Morrison is writing a history of the Bradder hat and he
would appreciate the loan of a Bradder hat for photographing. If
anyone has a hat and is prepared to loan it they are asked to
contact Mr Morrison direct, at, Kemaran, Dale End, Bradwell,
Derbyshire. Hope Valley 2o856.
Thomas Armstrong. The death was recently announced of Thomas
Armstrong, author of the novel 'Adam Brunskill'.
Published in 1952 the book is set in the village of
1Winteringe', in the Northern Pennine orefield and tells of the
feud between two families of lead miners and the bitter struggle
for supremacy of the mines in the Dale, between the West Side and
East Side mining Companies.
Devon Shipwreck. A Bronze Age shipwreck site found in Salcombe
estuary has turned up several axe heads and
swords. Metallurgical analysis shows that the weapons were of
foreign manufacture and the design indicates France as the source.
This suggests a fairly soyhisticated trading relationship which may
be connected with the Cornish tin mining industry.
However, there is apparently no evidence of a Bronze Age
settlement at Salcombe, although settlements are known to exist on
Dartmoor, twenty miles away.
Bad weather anq strong tides have hampered the work, and the
tides also churn up the sea bed, possibly shifting the weapons some
distance from the site of the wreck. A consortium of sponsors
including the British Museum is funding the project, and work on
locating the wreck site itself will continue next year. The
Guardian.
Welsh Mine Sites. Members who have visited the mines of
mid-Wales will be only too well aware of the almost
total lack of preservation of these mines, indeed they will be
painfully aware of the active destruction of such sites as Esgair
Hir and Esgair Fraith.
Unfortunately, although the area is endowed with some
magnificent sites both at surface and underground1landowner
indifference, forestry operations and land reclamation are fast
taking their toll of these monuments to our mining history.
Following Mr David Bick� recent meeting at Dylife he has agreed to
compile a list of people interested in the preservation of
endangered sites in midWales. If you wish to be included on the
list please send a SAE to D. Bick, The Pound House, Newent, Glos�,
indicating your particular interests.
New Members. Elected 16th June 1978.
Mr T.C. Atkinson, 59 Hawthorne Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. Sir
K.C. Dunham, Charleycroft, Quarryheads Lane, Durham DH1,3DY. Mr
A.T. Emmett, 129 Hadfield St., Walkley, Sheffield S6 3RS. Mr M.
Greatorex, 61 Ashdale Drive, Maypole, Birmingham 14. (For year
ending 31.8.79). Miss A.W. Knisely, Flat 2, 46 South Avenue,
Buxton, Derbyshire.
Mrs P.E. Lunn. Following re-organisationfrom regional to County
structure, to fall in line with local
authority re-organisation Mrs P. Lunn has been appointed the
first Chairman of the 'National Chamber of Trade, Derbyshire
Council', in January of this year.
Caves as Recreational Sites. DCA has supplied the Peak Park
Board with a list of caves and mines whose recreational value,
notwithstanding any scientific worth, is considered enough to
warrant their protection. The full list may be obtained from the
DCA1s Conservation and Access Officer, P. Mellors, Fairview,
Station Rd., Edingley, Newark, Netts. The-following mines are
included in the list: Odin, Long Rake Mine, Magpie Sough, Rookery
Mine, Knotlow Mine, Hillocks Mine, Mandale Mine, Alpert Mines,
Hillcarr Sough, Millclose Mine, Oxclose M�ne, Northern Dales Hine,
Jug Holes, Masson Complex, Long Tot" Mine, Hopping/ Flourspar
Complex, Cumberland Caven, Wapping Mine, Ball Eye Mine, Via Gellia
Mines,a.Middleton and Wirksworth Mines b. Bonsall Moor Mines c.
Wi!lSter and Elton Mines, Mouldridge Mine, Ecton Hines, Bincliffe
Mine, Highfields Mine, Alderley Edge "tines.
Note: Since this list was compiled certain changes have taken
place: Wapping and Cumberland have recently been sealed, and
members will be aware of the dangers, from blasting fumes in the
Ball Eye Mine.
Mines Registry. Help is required to plot on 25" OS. maps the
surface remains lead mining activity. If you
enjoy walking in the Peak Park, or if you have special knowledge
of particular areas of mining in derbyshire why not contribute to
this mammoth project?. Further details from the Recorder, Adrain
Pearce, 34 Madison Ave., Chaddesden, Derby.
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The Cocpa.uies Act 1948. '
Dear Me!llber,
1st September 1978
The HonorarJ Secretary hereby gives notice that the Fourth
Annual General �eeting of the Pee_� Distri ct Mines Historical
Society LTD will be held at 5.00pm on Saturday 2nd December 1978 at
the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
Agendas will be available before the commencement of the
meeting.
The Companies Act 1948.
Dear 'Me!llber,
P. J. Naylor. Honorary Secretary.
Aa required under Article 24 o! the Articles of Association of
the Company; 1) The Honorary Editor of the Bulletin and the
Hcnorary Recorder will retire at the Annual.
General Meetin.g. 2) One third of the remaining Co!!l!llittee
Members, excluding the Honorary Treasurer will retire. 3) The
Honorary Secretary will retire.
The Com:nittee elected at the third Annual General Meeting held
on 3rd December 1977 are;
Chairman Dr. T.D. Ford. •• Deputy Chair:DB.n Mr. H.M. Parker.••
Honorary Secretary Mr. P .J. Naylor•
'' Treasurer Mr. R.W. Mercer• '' Recorder 1-1'.r. A.J. Pearce•
'' Editor Dr. T. D. Ford*
Ordina..."'Y Mel!lber 1 Dr. N.J.D . Butcher• I I 11 2 Mr. L.J.
Riley I I I I 3 Mr. J. Peel• t I It 4 Mr. T. Worthington•. I I I t
5 Mr. J. Helliwell•• It I I 6 Mr. P.J. Challis
!·!embens whose names are asterisked• are retiring as required
by the Articles of Association 'and are eligible for reelection.
Those marked •• are retiring and are not eligible for
reelection.
The Honorar:r Secretary i.'! not.offering himself for
reelection. Fully paid up members who are age 18 or over are
invited to nominate Members of the Society
who have agreed to be nominated and who themselves are aged 18
or over and are fully paid up. Nominations are required for a
Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Recorder,
Hocorary Editor and two Ordil:l.arj Members.
A nomination form is attached for your use; f'Urther forms are
availa ble from the Honorary Secretary, or a plain piece of paper
will suffice if correctly made up. All nominations must be in the
hand.a of the �onorary Secret1u·y by 18th November 1978 at the
latest; proof of pqsting � not proof of delivery.
SUBSCRI?rIONS Are due on the 1st September 1978 for the year
ending 31st August 1979. There is a form
attached to help you remit yous- subscription. Please remember
that .3ankers Orders have been dispensed with.
Institutional Me!llbers will �e invoiced in January 1979.
TEE ANNUAL DINNER Will follow the Annual Genera l Meeting at
6.45pm for 7.00pm at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Bakewell,
Derbyshire . Accomodation is limited to 100, on a first paid,
first served basis. Tickets are not issued. A booking form is
attached for your use.
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Meetings. Oct. 28th-29th G.R. 238604. Leader. Adrian Pearce.
Exploration, surveying and shaft capping at Oddo Park, Winster.
A number of shafts to explored. Then'to be capped with concrete
sleepers. This is not a pleasure trip, only experience of shafts
will be allowed to descend. Others are ;:;eicome to attend for the
Meet at Magpie Cottage by 10. 30a.m on each day.
G.R. 145672. Leaders. E. Mullins and N. Hardie.
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be unco._....c·ed anc. people w_th surface work.
Hillocks Mine. Nov. 26th. Underground visit, including ladder
and properly equipped
ladder pitches. Only those people experienced in the use of
electron will be allowed to take part. Meet at the mine at 11am
prompt.
nelp Wanted. The Universities of Oxford and Cardiff are
conducting a research programme to study the lead
isotope ratios of British lead ores. Because lead was added to
Bronze Age artifacts it is thought that the lead isotope analyses
from these artifacts could be correlated with those of the ores. We
have been asked for our help in providing one gram samples of lead
and copper ores from as many localities as possible. If you can
help please send your samples to the Hon. Secretary, who is
coordinating them, together with precise locality and preferably
with the map reference. P.J. Naylor, 2 Masson Rd., Matlock Bath,
Derbyshire. DE4 3PB.
Masson Mine. Access permission has been withdrawn by Laportes,
hopefully to be restored when work at Diggers
Hole Quarry, (Masson Quarry) ceases. Laportes are to put
concrete covers on the shafts on their ground and Youds Level will
be inaccessible during the working of Masson. Black Ox and the main
system have been cut off from the Showcave.
Wills Founder Mine The Societys most challenging underground
project, the removal of two lifts of bucket pumps
worked by the 1 819 hydraulic engine is under way. Preceeded by
many months of planning and installation work, some forty people
have recently spent three weeks of their holidays in an attempt to
pump approximately 400 tons of sand and silt from the 2x3 metre,
40metre+ deep sump below the engine base.
Technical problems with the pumps and electrical equipnent have
caused some delays, but for a time 24hr working in 6hr shifts was
possible. Each shift, usually consisting of �hree people, worked up
to the waist in water and for good measure in a perpetual downpour
cascading from higher levels, with the occasional pipe burst thrown
in, just to ensure that no one escaped the 1wet-look1• Members who
participated in this exercise can be identified instantaneously
when they break into the 1Winster Shuffle', a new dance?, created
whilst weaving about in the sump wielding the pump suction pipe and
a water jet and at the same time trying desperately to retrieve
rapidly sinking feet and legs from the 'boiling' silt.
Amid much muttering about Willies•s Folly and two weeks from the
start of pumping the first sign of the long awaited pumps greeted
tired eyes when the rising main started to narrow in diameter at 23
metres. At this point a well known underground photographer intent
up0n recording the scene spilled his very expensive Hassleblad
camera and accessories onto those working below, much to his
consternation and their annoyance!.
Full time working ceased on the 10th Sept. at a depth of
28metres and the project will.now continue at weekends.So far the
rising main, pine pump rod and a fine Stowce barrel have been
expos�dThe project is grant aided by the Science Museum, who, if
the two lifts of pumps are recovered will receive one lift, the
other going to the Museum where a pit is already 9lanned for its
reception. On completion of the project a full report will appear
in the Bulletin.
From our Winster Correspondent.
Bargain Offer.
The Caverns and Mines of Matlock Bath Ft.1, by R. Flindall &
A. Hayes, originally £1. 1 0p, now only 70p including post &
packing.
Lathkilldale; Its Mines and Miners, by J.H. Rieuwerts,
originally £1. 20p, now only 70p including post & packing. Both
books published by Moorland, orders to: M:J. Luff, 14 Tredington
Rd., Glenfield. Leicester.
Museum. 17,000 people. have now visited the Museum since it was
opened in May. Public response has
been most encouraging and a number of repeat visits have been
noted, bringing friends and relatives. Teachers in particular seem
very enthusiastic, and without any publicity we had a fair number
of partie• one with 194 children. The response from specialist
designers, museum and interpretive staff has also been very
good.
Volunteers are still required to man the Museum, especially at
weekends, if you can offer your services please contact Lynn
Willies, Telephone Matlock 4322.
Newsletter. The inevitable plea for Meets Leaders and items of
general mining interest for inclusion in the
next Newsletter. Please send to P.J. Challis, 43 Fieldway,
Liverpool 15.
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NOMINATION roRM
We nominate • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • who resides at • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • to serve as • • • • • • • • • • • on the
Committee of the Peak District �ines Historical Society Limited,
which person, if elected, will also be a Director of the
Company.
The above named has agreed to this nomination, is a fully paid
up member and is 18 years of
• address • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • address • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
age or over. Proposed by • • • Seconded by • • • This form :nust
be in the hands of the Honorary Secretary by Saturday 18th November
1978.
SUBSCRIPrIOH 'RENEWAL- FORM
Please renew r:ry/our subscription to the Peak District Mines
Historical Society Ltd., for the yeax ending 31st August 1979 in
the sum of;
Ordinary Membership Joint (husband and wife) Membership Junior
Membership (under 18 years)
£4..00p i.5.00p £2.00p
for which I enclose the sum of £ • • • • • • • • Cheques and
Postal Orders to be crossed and made payable to the1Peak District
Mines Historical Society Ltd.'
NB.I:le Date of birth if under 18 . . . . . Address • • • • • •
• • • • • • •
Post Code • Date
PLEA.SE NOTE: I.o.stit-.itional Members will be invoiced in
January 1979.
300KING FORM :OR THE ANNUAL DINNER
I/we wish to book • • • • • • • • meals at the Annual Dinner of
the Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd., to be held at
7.00pm, 2nd December 1978 at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Bakewell,
Derbyshire at £3. 50p per head, inclusive of VAT and service
charge. I enclose the sum of £ • • • • • • • • • Acknowledgement or
tickets are not issued for this occasion.
Name. • • • • • • • • • • Address. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • Cheques and Postal Orders to be crossed and made
payable to the "Peak District Mines Histor�cal Society Ltd.,".
Please note that the Dbner is only 25p more than last year.
PLEASE NOTS
Have you cancelled your Bankers Order?. Some did not, please
check. To save postage, subscription renewals and Dinner bookings
may be sent together to either the Honorary Secretary or the
Honorary Treasurer. Committee· nominations MUST be sent to the
Honorary Secretary.
Honorary Secretary P.J. Naylor, 2 Masson Road, :tatlock Bath,
!)erbyshire. DE4 3PS.
Hon�rary Treasurer R.W. Mercer, Welford House, Matlock Street,
Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE4 1EE.
