Clargill Colliery Old Linger Pit Alston Cumbria. Field Study
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- Опубліковано 23 бер 2022
- The old Clargill colliery., also known as the Goodfellow Drift was worked by Bensons of Newcastle since the turn of the 20'th century till the 1930's and got the nick name of "Linger and Die" from the nearby Linger quarry.
Record of a colliery in Clargill Cleugh go way way back into the 1700's where there was also a lead mine. The final closure of the colliery which was by that time situated a quarter of a mile to the NE was in 2001.
A set of old Photographs are held by the Alston Historical society of a local colliery that is not names and it is part of this work to investigate if they are of the Clargill Colliery.
Thanks to British Geological Survey, National Library of Scotland, Google Earth and British Mining for included items solely for educational and research purposes.
Excellent interpretation of a complicated set of surface remains.
Thanks Nic. Not an easy site. Absolutely no detailed local knowledge of the place now
The mining history of this area is amazing. I agree, history is great. Can I just ask what you mean by a drift, and does this apply to coal and lead mining? Are the shafts you showed still open and just overgrown with grass...ie could you fall down them if you accidently walked over them? What year did coal (anthrocite) mining start in the area? Does any mining still happen in the area at all now? Hope you dont mind me asking. A complete novice about mining and history of the area, but I am such a history buff that I find it fascinating. Hoping to visit Nenthead mine in the summer.
Hi Ben. A drift is just a tunnel driven into the hillside to access the coal, sometimes called a Level. We have no date for the beginnings of mining but as you have watched the lecture I dare say some of your questions have been answered.
The shafts are filled in but there are open shafts on Alston Moor so you have to be cautious. Don't mind your questions at all