Scheduled MonumentsEnglandEngine house at Ladywell lead mine, 850m north west of Shelve Farm

Engine house at Ladywell lead mine, 850m north west of Shelve Farm

England
List entry 1018075
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England
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Overview

History & significance

The Engine house at Ladywell lead mine is a nineteenth-century industrial structure associated with the working of lead deposits in the Shropshire uplands. The building housed pumping machinery essential to the extraction and processing operations at this mining site, reflecting the technological developments that characterised nineteenth-century mineral extraction in the region. Its survival as a standing structure provides material evidence of the industrial heritage of the local lead-mining industry during its period of significant commercial activity.

Engine house at Ladywell lead mine, 850m north west of Shelve Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018075. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Engine house at Ladywell lead mine, 850m north west of Shelve Farm?

The Engine house at Ladywell lead mine is a nineteenth-century industrial structure associated with the working of lead deposits in the Shropshire uplands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018075.

Who is responsible for protecting Engine house at Ladywell lead mine, 850m north west of Shelve Farm?

Engine house at Ladywell lead mine, 850m north west of Shelve Farm 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 1018075.

What other scheduled monuments are near Engine house at Ladywell lead mine, 850m north west of Shelve Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slight univallate hillfort 600m north of Roveries House (6.5 km), Bowl barrow 320m south of Pitcholds (6.5 km), Roveries Hill Camp slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of The Roveries (6.7 km).

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