Lead industry of Wensleydale and Swaledale. Volume 2, The smelting mills

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Author(s) Raistrick, Arthur
Publication type Monograph
Year published 1975
Pages 120pp; illus
Publisher Moorland Publishing
Place Published Hartington

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Business profiles & biographies

Notes:

Chapters include: 'Techniques of open hearth smelting' and 'The smelt mills' [pp20-112] which occupies most of the volume. The latter contains profiles of individual mills based of physical remains and documentary sources - 41 lead mills and 2 copper mills