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Snailbeach Lead Mine was probably first worked by the Romans (A.D. 43 - 450). A lead pig (ingot of lead set at a specific weight) was found at Snai...
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Georges Shaft was the scene of a fatal accident in 1895. Inadequate maintenance of the steel winding ropes meant that corrosion could get a footho...
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These are the remains of an Engine House that belonged to the Halvans Company operating here at Sanilbeach between 1911 and the 1930's. The engine...
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These wooden rail wagons once belonged to the Snailbeach District Railway (SDR). The SDR was a narrow gauge railway built by Henry Dennis and was ...
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The Snailbeach District Railway (SDR) carried minerals down from the mines at Snailbeach to the Minsterley Branch Line here at Pontesbury Junction....
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This spoil from old lead mining works at Snailbeach near the Stiperstones, have since been landscaped and planted with a grass-seed mix. Snailbeach...
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These are spoil heaps, or waste keeps, left behind by the lead mining industry at Snailbeach. They create a strange landscape on which few plants ...
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This steam locomotive was one of three engines purchased second hand for use on the Snailbeach District Railway (SDR). Kerr Stuart & Co. Ltd. of S...
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The Loco shed at Snailbeach had survived in relatively good condition when this photograph was taken in 1961. The narrow gauge railway at Snailbea...
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This photograph of the Loco shed at Snailbeach was probably taken in the early 1960's. It had been over 15 years since the last steam engine worke...
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This octagonal chimney is the largest of all chimneys in the district of Snailbeach and is constructed of red brick on a square, greystone base. I...
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The moon rises behind a birch at sunset near Snailbeach. An ancient standing stone can be seen in the background. Photographed by Danny Beath, ww...
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