Records from the 19th-century mining returns (Burt et al., 1992) indicate that the Holway Rake and the Holywell Level Company worked the cross-cut of the Holway Vein. This vein extended northward from the Old Whimsey Shaft at SJ 1745 7644 to Eyton’s Shaft at SJ 1742 7685. In 1877, these operations were incorporated into the Great Holway Mining Company, marking a consolidation of mining efforts in the area.

Earthworks remain visible around Eyton’s Shaft, located north of St Bueno’s Church. However, further south, much of the historical mining evidence may have been lost due to the development of a modern housing estate. The Old Whimsey Shaft is situated south of a house known as The Hetlands, with additional shafts extending further south, likely worked by the Coetia Ball and Grange Mines. The entire mining complex was drained by the Boat Level.