Saturday 9 October 2010

lead mine clough Anglezarke - first explore of this area (back of Winter Hill)

I am starting off on my explore !

I am on a stone footbridge across one of the many streams,

this is a old farm ? we found on the way

this place is called Higher Hempshaws on the map

a old roof slate
a old mine trial near lead mines clough

mine adit at lead mines clough

 where the water wheel (powered by water) was that pumped the water out of the mine at lead mines clough


war memorial to a bomber which crashed in WW2 ,I am tidying this up by putting some of the crosses back (above lead mines clough)

I am resting I am getting very tired nearly at the car !
the route we took,
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/anglezarke-300726/

more information re this area

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Lead_Mines_Clough_Spout.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Pennine_Moors
http://justramblingon.co.uk/anglezarke/searching-for-more-waterfalls-in-lead-mines-clough/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglezarke


weather very windy, sunny -some tracks plus cross country , It was a  long way  (4.6 miles) for me !
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3 comments:

  1. Hazel7 November 2010 at 20:45

    How kind of you to tidy up the crosses! I would have been tired on this walk too!

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  2. Anonymous16 June 2013 at 01:56

    I live near here and just spent the morning exploring the place. We came across a ruin of a cottage I think? Do you have any idea what it was? It was northeast of the mast at the summit of winter hill, If you followed the footpath for about half an hour
    Also well done on tidying the crosses back up :)

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  3. Jake of Winter Hill16 June 2013 at 08:48

    Hi from Germany
    there are some old farm buildings in this area but
    It is not on my normal runs but
    !http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.de/2011/04/belmont-to-new-chapel-lane-43-miles.html
    there are lot of buildings for the water company ,
    can you check this link, if not I will ask my dad
    Jake

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