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Lead mill on north bank of Bar Brook, 80m east of confluence with Sandyford Brook

England
List entry 1009705
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009705
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.47 hectares
Grid reference
SK 27260 73869
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Lead mill on the north bank of Bar Brook, located 80 metres east of its confluence with Sandyford Brook near Sheffield, Derbyshire, is a post-medieval industrial site associated with lead processing. The mill represents evidence of the region's historical exploitation of lead ore, which was extracted and processed in the Peak District and surrounding areas during the early modern period. The site's location on Bar Brook reflects the typical siting of such mills near watercourses, which provided essential power for grinding and processing operations. The surviving remains contribute to the archaeological record of Derbyshire's non-ferrous metal industries.

Lead mill on north bank of Bar Brook, 80m east of confluence with Sandyford Brook is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009705. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Lead mill on north bank of Bar Brook, 80m east of confluence with Sandyford Brook?

Lead mill on the north bank of Bar Brook, located 80 metres east of its confluence with Sandyford Brook near Sheffield, Derbyshire, is a post-medieval industrial site associated with lead processing. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009705.

Who is responsible for protecting Lead mill on north bank of Bar Brook, 80m east of confluence with Sandyford Brook?

Lead mill on north bank of Bar Brook, 80m east of confluence with Sandyford Brook 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 1009705.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lead mill on north bank of Bar Brook, 80m east of confluence with Sandyford Brook?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor (6.7 km), Cairn 450m north east of Raven Tor (6.8 km), Triple cairn, cairnfield and bole sites extending south westwards from Raven Tor (7.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor
6.7 km
Cairn 450m north east of Raven Tor
6.8 km
Triple cairn, cairnfield and bole sites extending south westwards from Raven Tor
7.1 km
Cairnfield and house platform 400m south west of Harewood Grange Farm
7.2 km
Cairn 600m south of Raven Tor
7.4 km
Ring cairn and cairn 750m north west of Bumper Castle
8 km
Rowsley Bridge
8.1 km
Cairnfield 650m north west of Bumper Castle
8.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Lead mill on north bank of Bar Brook, 80m east of confluence with Sandyford Brook

Lead mill on north bank of Bar Brook, 80m east of confluence with Sandyford Brook stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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