Sharkham Iron Mine
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Sharkham Mine Details from history
Sharkham Mine The west lode underlies the east lode at a dip of 1 in 6 and is a poor yielding lode The east lode underlies the west lode at a dip of1in 2 and is a promising load The Adit on the west load extends 30 Fathoms (1 Fathom equals 6 feet) The Adit on the East lode extends 60 fathoms and is 5 fathoms wide From the face of the cliff a winze shaft extends for 8 fathoms, haulage extends for a distance of 20 Fathoms from the bottom of the shaft. More than 100 men were employed 30 years ago. (From History Of Brixham printed 1912, by William Brendon & Son Plymouth 1912)
posted by Steve on 18/06/2007
Loading Dock
Local 300-400 ton barges shipped the ore from the rocks used as loading bays.
posted by Tin Miner on 18/06/2007