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Magpie Mine, Peak District
A starry photo stack of Magpie Mine near Sheldon in Derbyshire, using 32 photos (set at ISO 5800, f/7.1 and 15 sec) taken in March 2020 (pre-lockdown!) Magpie Mine was the last working lead mine in the Derbyshire orefield and is probably the best surviving example anywhere in the UK of a 19th century lead mine. The site has a fascinating history spanning more than 200 years of bonanzas and failures, of bitter disputes and fights resulting in the “murder” of three miners, and a Widows’ Curse that is said to remain to this day.
Image dimensions: 3878 x 6000 pixels
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Magpie Mine, Peak District
A starry photo stack of Magpie Mine near Sheldon in Derbyshire, using 32 photos (set at ISO 5800, f/7.1 and 15 sec) taken in March 2020 (pre-lockdown!) Magpie Mine was the last working lead mine in the Derbyshire orefield and is probably the best surviving example anywhere in the UK of a 19th century lead mine. The site has a fascinating history spanning more than 200 years of bonanzas and failures, of bitter disputes and fights resulting in the “murder” of three miners, and a Widows’ Curse that is said to remain to this day.
Image dimensions: 3878 x 6000 pixels