Lead Smelting Mills of the Yorkshire Dales and Northern Pennines. Their architectural character, construction and place in the European tradition

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Author(s) Clough, Robert T
Publication type Monograph
Year published 1980
Pages 2nd ed; 332pp; illus
Publisher The author
Place Published Keighley

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Name Buildings: building types

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:

First published 1962. Structured in two parts: 1] 'Development of lead mining and smelting' having sections: 'Lead mining in the Yorkshire Dales'; 'Processes preliminary to smelting'; 'Lead smelting and the development of the mill'; 'The Yorkshire lead miner and smelter'; 2] 'The survey' [pp57-143] providing descriptions and histories of surviving structures supported by information from documentary sources and including extensive drawings. Organised by district - Malham Moor and Airedale; Greenhow Hill area and Nidderdale; Wharfdale; Wensleydale and the smaller tributarydales; Swaledale; Arkengarthdale