Tiny stone barn in Winster
Introduction
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Tiny stone barn in Winster
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 11 Jan 2009
Many of these little stone sheds can be seen in the village. They would once have been used by the 'copers' or part-time lead miners who combined working underground, perhaps in little independent teams or else for mine-owners, with small-scale farming on a patch of land. Hay, equipment or a few beasts would have been kept close to their houses and, after the week's labouring down the mineshaft, the weekends would be a chance to catch up with agricultural work. Women as well as men were actively involved in this lifestyle.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.140746
Longitude
-1.640135