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Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1155775
SWAAG Honorary President:
Tim Laurie F,S,A,

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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 325
 Date Entered 11/11/2011
 Updated on 25/11/2011
 Recorded by Tim Laurie
 Category Mining Related
 Record Type Mining
 Site Access Public Access Land
 Record Date 02/07/2011
 Location Great Sleddale. Lane End Mine.
 Civil Parish Muker
 Brit. National Grid NY 8553 0082
 Altitude 372m
 Geology Ten fathom Grit. Mineralised fault.
 Record Name MUK001 Great Sleddale. Lane End Mine.
 Record Description For a full description of the Lane End Mine and the faulted, mineralised strata here, see BGS Geoloogy of the North Pennine Orefield. Vol 2 Stainmore to Craven,Chapter 9, page 122.

Please see records 108 and 342 as well.
 Dimensions See photos
 Additional Notes The open shaft (45 or 50 fathoms deep by 1801, Raistrick and Jennings 1965)is covered by a number of large diameter cast iron spigot and socket pipes. These pipes may be associated with a 80 bhp steam engine driven pump dewatering system which worked here for ten years from 1828.

Additional Information from Alan Mills:
Arthur Raistrick in "The lead industry of Wensleydale & Swaledale - vol 1" notes, p45, that by 1753 two mines were being opened at High and Low Birkdale; he suggests that the latter was probably Lane End Mine, also known as Loanin End Mine. This mine is described well in Mike Gill's "Swaledale its Mines & Smelt Mills", p32ff. In summary he states that Lane End Mine was leased by Thos. Butson & Co. in 1801 for 21 years at £20pa and 1/6th duty. They sank the New Engine Shaft 50 fathoms, 300ft, deep. This would have reached down to the Main Limestone, or close to. The beds at this level were flooded so the mine was pumped by a waterwheel; however it was not powerful enough and the mine closed in 1815. Henry Jackson and Co. leased the mine in 1829 and installed an 80hp engine.
At the present time the open shaft is covered by a number of large diameter cast iron spigot and socket pipes. These pipes may be associated with this engine driven pump dewatering system which worked here for ten years. The mine was probably too wet, for Jackson & Co. gave it up in 1839. It does not seem to have been worked since.

Note that additional pictures may be found in record 108.
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