Slag, slimes and gruffy ground: a brief history of

Slag, slimes and gruffy ground: a brief history of Mendip lead mining

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“Pedestrian Diversions”

There’s an almost continuous history of lead minding on the Mendip Hills from the late Bronze Age until the late 19th century. In this video I check out the Roman epicentre of lead mining at Charterhouse (Blackmoor / Ubley Warren) and the Smitham Hill Chimney, a relic of the Victorian fad for…

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