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The Red lead mill, lead smelt mill, and corn mill to the east of Nether Loads Farm is a complex of industrial monuments located in Derbyshire reflecting the region's historical importance as a centre of lead mining and processing. The site comprises structures associated with lead smelting operations alongside corn milling facilities, indicating the diversified industrial economy of the area. The monuments date from the post-medieval period when lead working in Derbyshire was at its most productive, utilising water power for both metallurgical and agricultural processing. The surviving physical remains include elements of the mill structures and associated features that document the technological integration of mineral extraction industries with agricultural production typical of Derbyshire's industrial heritage.
Red lead mill, lead smelt mill, and corn mill to the east of Nether Loads Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009708. View the official record →
The Red lead mill, lead smelt mill, and corn mill to the east of Nether Loads Farm is a complex of industrial monuments located in Derbyshire reflecting the region's historical importance as a centre of lead mining and processing. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009708.
Red lead mill, lead smelt mill, and corn mill to the east of Nether Loads 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 1009708.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone Edge smelt mill at Moss Farm (2.6 km), Cairnfield 700m north east of Raven Tor (4.3 km), Cairn 450m north east of Raven Tor (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Red lead mill, lead smelt mill, and corn mill to the east of Nether Loads Farm'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.
Red lead mill, lead smelt mill, and corn mill to the east of Nether Loads Farm stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.