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Old Rookhope Table of Contents
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Old Rookhope
Lead
Where does lead occur?
History of lead mining
Water drainage
Processing the lead ore
Buckers
Jiggers
Dolly tubs
Buddles
Organisation of the lead industry
Early methods of lead mining
How difficult was it to locate lead?
The dangers of lead working
Ventilation
Underground lighting
Smelting
Leading mining settlements
Redburn Limekiln
Rookhope 1809 strike
Types of iron ore
Hazel Bank Hard Core Limestone Quarry
Dams and reservoirs
Lintzgarth Smelt Mill
Rispey Smelt Mill
Lintzgarth Mill Chimney
Rispey Iron Stone Mine
Boltsburn Mine and Washing
Brandon Wall Limekilns and Quarries
Grove Rake Mine
Stotsfield Mine
Hushing
Hushes
History of Boltsburn mine
Peg's Hole
Fluorspar
Uses of fluorspar
Uses of lead
Geology: Granite in the North Pennines
Geology: Mineral veins
Geology: Other ores of the North Pennines
Production figures
Iron
History of iron mining
History of Grove Rake Mine
Rake
Frasers Quarry
Fuel for smelting
Waterpower
Mineral railway
Uses of limestone
Limestone
History of Rispey Iron Stone Mine
Railway de-railments
Transport
Aerial Ropeway
Grove Rake Reservoir
Reservoir and leat for Lintzgarth
Frasers Hushes
Settlement
Houses
Miner Farmers
Family life and the role of women
Religion
Social life
Education
Stotsfield and Boltsburn villages
Weardale Dialect
