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Coldberry lead mine is a post-medieval and early modern extractive site located in Durham, England, comprising mineral workings and associated hushes characteristic of lead mining activity in northern England. The hushes represent a water management system whereby channels were constructed to direct water across hillsides to flush away overburden and expose lead-bearing veins, a technique widely employed from the medieval period through to the early industrial era. The site reflects the commercial exploitation of Durham's mineral resources during a period of significant demand for lead in construction, plumbing, and other industrial applications. The archaeological remains preserve evidence of pre-industrial mining technology and landscape modification undertaken to access and extract metalliferous ore deposits.
Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015863. View the official record →
Coldberry lead mine is a post-medieval and early modern extractive site located in Durham, England, comprising mineral workings and associated hushes characteristic of lead mining activity in northern England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015863.
Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes 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 1015863.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of eight shielings and a track on Crossthwaite Scars 675m north west of Park End (3.2 km), Romano-British and medieval settlement and field systems,leadmines and charcoal pit on Crossthwaite Common, south of Park End Quarry (3.9 km), Medieval iron industry and settlement and Bronze Age burial cairns extending from 260m north west of Eel Beck to 140m south east of Wash Beck (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Coldberry lead mine and associated hushes stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.