Wapping Mine


Lead Mine

Jan 1st, 2024 from Peak by Buddle-Bot

Jan 15th, 2025 by BertyBasset


Peak District
Matlock Bath
53.1137886, -1.5623749
SK 2939 5749
Private Land
105m
300m
25m
#3,313

No known restriction. Obvious entrance. Entry requires an acrobatic manoeuvre over a wall at the entrance.

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Publications (9)

  • (1952); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol IV - Fluorspar; 162 pages
  • Barker, I., Beck, J.S. (2010); DCA; Caves of the Peak District; pp. 164
  • Barnatt, John and Huston, Kieron and Mallon, Dave and Newman, Rebekah et al (2013); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 18-6 Win - The Lead Legacy - An Updated Inventory of Important Metal and Gangue Mining Sites in the Peak District, The; 112 pages (1-112)
  • Barnatt, John and Worthington, Terry (2009); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 17-3 Sum - Metal Mines through Time; 124 pages (1-124)
  • Flindall, R.B. and Hayes, A.J. (1972); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 05-2 Oct - Wapping Mine and Cumberland Cavern, Matlock Bath; 14 pages (114-127)
  • Ford, Trevor D. (2001); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 14-6 Win - Geology of the Matlock Mines - A Review, The; 32 pages (1-32)
  • Ford, Trevor D. (2003); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 15-3 Sum - Iron Mining in the Peak District; 7 pages (8-14)
  • Ford, Trevor D. and Sarjeant, William A.S. and Smith, Michael E. (1993); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 12-1 - Minerals of the Peak District of Derbyshire, The; 40 pages (16-55)
  • John Barnatt, David Webb (2002); Cumberland Caverns and Wapping Mine, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire; 55 pages

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