Replica headgear, Snailbeach Lead Mine
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Replica headgear, Snailbeach Lead Mine
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 7 Aug 2011
Snailbeach was the biggest lead mine in Shropshire and it is reputed to have yielded the greatest volume of lead per acre of any mine in Europe. Underground mining ceased here in 1955. Now cleaned up and interpreted courtesy of a lottery grant. For more information see http://shropshiremines.org.uk/snailbeach/index.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
52.613149
Longitude
-2.924785