Remains of Heapstead, Belmont Ironstone Mine, New Drift
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Remains of Heapstead, Belmont Ironstone Mine, New Drift
Image: © Mick Garratt Taken: 28 Jun 2007
This drift was open from 1907 until 1929. A self acting incline operated from the drift to this heapstead where ore was tipped into standard gauge railway wagons on a branch line from the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.522767
Longitude
-1.048888