Millom. Cumbria and the Lake District. Tourist information for Millom. Until the success of the iron ore mines, Millom was a small village making its living from ...
The Hodbarrow mine at Millom was one of the most successful iron ore mines in Cumberland (now Cumbria) not only for the amount of ore that was excavated but also for the quality of the Haematite. Mining had been tried at Millom .
Millom owes it existence to the discovery of iron ore and the opening of mines and iron works in the 19th century. At the peak of production some half a million tons of iron ore were transported from here for smelting. By the 1970s the importance of this had declined and the town suffered economic depression.
Millom bb''s From iron ore mining to nature reserve After the discovery of iron ore in 1855, Millom grew and became prosperous with a population of over 10,000.
Feb 17, 2009· Millom Folk Museum is running an exciting project which focuses on the days when Millom was at the heart of iron ore mining from the 1800''s up to the 1960''s.
This area, now called Cumbria, to the west of the M6, includes the western part of Cumberland, part of Westmorland and North Lancashire. Most of the area covered by ...
"The closure was announced today by the Millom Hematite Ore and Iron Company. "Its managing director, Mr D. R. G. Davies, told a Mail reporter that the mines, which ...
Millom Hematite Ore and Iron Company and the iron ore mines of Hodbarrow and Moor Bank in South West Cumberland (Furness).
Iron mining (Page created 19/04 ... in the carboniferous limestone between Millom and Haverigg, ore was mined at Hodbarrow from one of the ... The story of iron ore ...
The Beckermet Mining Company was the last ... The Cleator Iron Ore ... Ullcoats Mining Company The Millom and Askam Mining Company and British ...
Millom Museum. Location : Millom. ... and decline of the iron mining and steel making of the Millom area over ... a drift mine from the Hodbarrow Iron Ore ...
Millom and the Hodbarrow Mines ... mining which in its heyday saw up to 500,000 tons of iron extracted climb to Hooker Crag for some fine views. ... ironore mine. 3.
Millom bb''''s From iron ore mining to nature reserve After the discovery of iron ore in 1855, Millom grew and became prosperous with a population of over 10,000.
It owes it existence to the discovery of iron ore and the opening ... about by the significant iron ore mining and iron works. Millom Rock Park is situated high on ...
The Millom ore, like that in the ... and are replete with every recent invention for the economical production of pig iron. The Hodbarrow Mining Co., Ltd.
Millom owes it existence to the discovery of iron ore and the ... about by the significant iron ore mining and iron works. Millom Rock Park is situated high ...
Mining | Millom Discovery Centre. Millom owes its existence to rich iron ore deposits. View a full reconstruction of an actual mining cage from the Hodbarrow mines ...
In the 19th century Millom was a major iron mining area. The unusual conditions meant that iron ore was near the surface in what are sops. The extraction of millions ...
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on ironore mining and ironmaking in the 19th ... ruins of the 14th century, moated Millom Castle. Hodbarrow, formerly iron ore mines, is now the largest coastal
Laying the Foundation Stone Of A New Chapel and School at Millom Liberality Of The Hodbarrow Mining ... Accident at Hodbarrow Iron Ore Mines ... At Hodbarrow, Millom
Origins development of the villages, including iron ore mining Furness Railway.
Millom owes it existence to the discovery of iron ore and the ... about by the significant iron ore mining and iron works. Millom Rock Park is situated high ...
Millom tourist information guide with ... The ironore mining together with steel making transformed this once undisturbed area to one of a large prosperous ...