Originally constructed under a license from the Bishop of Durham in 1667, saw significant development over the years. By the 1740s, it boasted an annual output of approximately 40 tons of lead, with much of the ore sourced from Lunedale until a closer mill was established in 1756. In 1831, the mill was put up for sale and featured a roasting furnace, a smelting furnace, two smelting hearths, a slag hearth, a refining furnace, and a reducing furnace. Additionally, by 1842, three Pattinson pots had been added for the de-silvering process of the lead.
Publications (7)
- Fairbairn, R.A.; NMRS (1996); British Mining 56 - Weardale Mines, The; ISBN 0901450 46 4; pp.135-136,141.
- Fairbairn, Raymond A.; NMRS (2005); British Mining 77 - Mines of Upper Teesdale, The; ISBN 0901450 59 6; pp.40-41.
- Gill, M.C. & Burt, R.; NMRS (2003); British Mining 72 - Mines of Yorkshire, The; ISBN 0901450 56 1; pp.12.
- NMRS; British Mining 63 - Memoirs 1999; pp.104.
- NMRS; British Mining 67 - Memoirs 2000; pp.108.
- NMRS; British Mining 93 - Memoirs 2012; pp.28.
- Smith, Richard & Murphy, Sam; NMRS (2011); British Mining 91 - Mines of the West Pennines; ISBN 9780901450678; pp.192.
