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Allenheads Lead Ore Works is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of lead mining and processing facilities located in the South Tyne valley in Northumberland. The works date primarily to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, representing the industrial expansion of lead extraction in the Pennine region during this period. The site retains physical evidence of mining infrastructure including ore-processing structures and associated workings that demonstrate the technological and organisational methods employed in lead ore production. These remains are significant for illustrating the development of the English lead-mining industry and the landscape transformation caused by mineral extraction activities during the Industrial Revolution.
Allenheads lead ore works is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016348. View the official record →
Allenheads Lead Ore Works is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of lead mining and processing facilities located in the South Tyne valley in Northumberland.
Allenheads lead ore works is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1016348.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Park Level lead mine with ore works on Killhope Burn (4.1 km), Carrshield lead mines and ore works (5.8 km), Old Rookhope ore hearth lead smeltmill, 630m north west of Lintzgarth Plantation (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Allenheads lead ore works's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Allenheads lead ore works stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.