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Prosperous lead mines and smelt mill is a post-medieval industrial site located in Yorkshire, representing the region's significant lead extraction and processing activities. The site comprises evidence of lead mining workings and associated smelting facilities that operated during the early modern period, reflecting the development of metal extraction industries in northern England. The physical remains include mine shafts, spoil heaps, and structural evidence relating to ore processing and smelting operations, which together demonstrate the technological and economic scale of lead production in this locality. These monuments are important for understanding the material culture and industrial organisation of lead working in the post-medieval period.
Prosperous lead mines and smelt mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017752. View the official record →
Prosperous lead mines and smelt mill is a post-medieval industrial site located in Yorkshire, representing the region's significant lead extraction and processing activities. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017752.
Prosperous lead mines and smelt mill 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 1017752.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A group of seven carved rocks and four small cairns, south of Eller Edge Nook and 730m ENE of High Lathe, Skyreholme (5.5 km), Rock with at least 30 cup marks, some joined by groove marks, near gate into Larnshaw from Forest Road, 420m north of High Lathe, Skyreholme (5.8 km), Two carved rocks near wall 760m north east of Ridge Lathe, Burhill Kiln Allotment, Skyreholme (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prosperous lead mines and smelt mill'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.
Prosperous lead mines and smelt mill stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.