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Silverband mine aerial ropeway, brake house and inclined plane is an industrial monument in Westmorland dating from the nineteenth century. The site comprises elements of a mineral extraction and transport system, including an aerial ropeway infrastructure, a brake house structure for controlling descent, and an associated inclined plane. These features represent the technological developments applied to mining operations during the Industrial period, facilitating the movement of extracted material across challenging terrain. The remains survive as evidence of the region's mining heritage and the engineering solutions employed to overcome the topographical constraints of Westmorland's mineral extraction industry.
Silverband mine aerial ropeway, brake house and inclined plane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021009. View the official record →
Silverband mine aerial ropeway, brake house and inclined plane is an industrial monument in Westmorland dating from the nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021009.
Silverband mine aerial ropeway, brake house and inclined plane 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 1021009.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric hut circle settlement, associated field system and a medieval shieling 2.35km south west of Great Dun Fell radio transmitting station (0.4 km), Hanging Walls of Mark Anthony (4.5 km), Upper Slatesike lead mine and ore works, 750m north east of Black Dub (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Silverband mine aerial ropeway, brake house and inclined plane's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Silverband mine aerial ropeway, brake house and inclined plane stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.