Upleatham Ironstone Mine, East Winning Hauling Engine

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This second set of brickwork hauling engine bases mark the location of the East Winning drift, which was an open drift mouth until the early 1970s, nothing remains now other than a large depression in the hillside.

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Just to the east of this area, Quarry Lane is reached. Some remains of a bridge underneath the road are visible

In the woodland to the east of the lane there are many traces of ironstone quarrying and some concrete bases, possibly for an aerial ropeway that carried ironstone from Hob Hill mine to the east to be loaded into wagons at Upleatham.

One thought on “Upleatham Ironstone Mine, East Winning Hauling Engine

  1. Well done Chris for continuing to unearth gems such as this. I will be heading home for Easter and will be putting the walking boots on to take a look at some of these sites myself!

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