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Description:The Alderley Edge Mines in north east Cheshire, UK have a history going back four millennia to the Middle Bronze Age when copper was extracted from the rock by simple methods involving charcoal and a lot of hard work. Romans visited the area in the first century AD, probably soon after the invasion of Britain, and they left their mark in a shaft and tunnel now nearly 2000 years old. Other mining followed although we have no historical record until the late 17th century but from then until the early twentieth century, mining for copper and lead took place with few interruptions. The mines have attracted much interest over the years, especially since the mid-19th century. They have been the focus of geological and archaeological study from then until the present. This book was originally published in 1979 as a result of one person’s curiosity into the lack of detailed information about the mines. Chris Carlon’s book was published ten years after the Derbyshire Caving Club regained and formalised access to the mines and just four years after West Mine had been reopened. In the three decades that have elapsed since then, many changes have occurred meaning that a new edition of Chris’s book has been long overdue. The new version of "The Alderley Edge Mines" concentrates on the mining and the mines and has been heavily revised with chapters on each major location containing history, descriptions and plans. The geology has been revised to incorporate new terminology and the latest understanding about the development of the ore-bodies. History has changed with the finding of new documents about the mines and research into the main characters involved in the 19th century. This edition of the book is A5-size and stitched to enable it to be used in the field as a reference source. It contains 184 pages of text, illustrations (17 monochrome and colour diagrams and plans, 12 monochrome pictures, 36 colour pictures), appendices, references and index.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Alderley Edge Mines. To get started finding The Alderley Edge Mines, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Alderley Edge Mines in north east Cheshire, UK have a history going back four millennia to the Middle Bronze Age when copper was extracted from the rock by simple methods involving charcoal and a lot of hard work. Romans visited the area in the first century AD, probably soon after the invasion of Britain, and they left their mark in a shaft and tunnel now nearly 2000 years old. Other mining followed although we have no historical record until the late 17th century but from then until the early twentieth century, mining for copper and lead took place with few interruptions. The mines have attracted much interest over the years, especially since the mid-19th century. They have been the focus of geological and archaeological study from then until the present. This book was originally published in 1979 as a result of one person’s curiosity into the lack of detailed information about the mines. Chris Carlon’s book was published ten years after the Derbyshire Caving Club regained and formalised access to the mines and just four years after West Mine had been reopened. In the three decades that have elapsed since then, many changes have occurred meaning that a new edition of Chris’s book has been long overdue. The new version of "The Alderley Edge Mines" concentrates on the mining and the mines and has been heavily revised with chapters on each major location containing history, descriptions and plans. The geology has been revised to incorporate new terminology and the latest understanding about the development of the ore-bodies. History has changed with the finding of new documents about the mines and research into the main characters involved in the 19th century. This edition of the book is A5-size and stitched to enable it to be used in the field as a reference source. It contains 184 pages of text, illustrations (17 monochrome and colour diagrams and plans, 12 monochrome pictures, 36 colour pictures), appendices, references and index.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Alderley Edge Mines. To get started finding The Alderley Edge Mines, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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