Title: Lead Production on the North East Periphery Series: Durham University Doctoral Thesis 2010 Author: John William Brown Pages: 363 Examines the lead production process - finding the lead, mining, smelting and the lead trade in North East England - through the participation of the Bowes family in Teesdale for the period from mid 16th C to...
Category - The Mines of Weardale
Title: Origins and Practices of the Weardale MoorMasters Series: Bulletin of the Peak District Mines Historical Society Vol 12 No 3 1994 Author: Alan Blackburn Pages: 7 A brilliant description of the financing and control of the Weardale lead mines between the civil war and the 17th century. Includes a clear explanation of the lott due to the...