Old Lead mine buildings, Glenridding

These buildings where part of the Greenside Lead Mine, the first Lead was discovered farther up the hillside in 1650, this level known as the Lucy Tongue was driven between 1854 and 1868 a total of 1700 yards long all dug by hand through hard and soft rock. The buildings would have housed the main smelting and crushing mill, and a powder house. Mining continued on three levels until 1961 when the last ore reserves were mined. In 1962 pumping and repairs ceased, the site cleared and the mine closed. The last few standing buildings were taken over and rebuilt, they are now part of the YHA.

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Glenridding Beck, Glenridding

This is the source of the 3 time flooding in the village of Glenridding 2015, it doesn't look much, just a beck running down the valley, but a force to be reckoned with.

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Track leading to the old Greenside Lead Mine, Glenridding

Bleak, cold, wet and very windy

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Glenridding and Ullswater, Cumbria

Looking down the valley to Glenridding and Ullswater from the old Greenside Lead Mine.

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Glenridding, Cumbria

Torrent racing past the Hotel, flooded for the third time.

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Glenridding,Cumbria

Aftermath of the second flooding, shoring up the banks with rubble and rebuilding the defences.

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