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Winder at the Magpie Mine,Peak District National Park
Winder at the Magpie Mine,Peak District National Park - by Karen Lee ©
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Winder at the Magpie Mine,Peak District National Park

The mine is first recorded in 1795, though the site may be much older. At the end of the Second World War a new winder and steel headgear was installed,it's really a ships winch fitted with a diesel engine. Even with this more sophisticated equipment no more large areas of ore were mined, the mine closed in 1954 (information taken from Derbyshire Heritage)
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Photographer: © Karen Lee (Gallery)(6th May 2015)

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Comment by Dave John(6th May 2015)

Very nicely framed mining history record using the stone walls too keep the image together

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Comment by Martin Humphreys(10th May 2015)

A good set of Peak district shots

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Camera Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS 600D
Exposure Program: Unknown: 0, Focal length: 90 mm, Aperture: f 5.7, ISO: 100, Exposure time: 1/500 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: May 4, 2015, 3:02 pm
ImageID:1196295, Image size: 1212 x 888 pixels