Calcining Kilns and materials hoist at Lingdale mine.

Eric Johnson informs us: ”this drawing of the calcining kilns and materials hoist. The 3 kilns were originally on the island of RAASAY in the Inner Hebrides, dismantled in about 1943, each part carefully numbered and loaded into ships. One local man John Macleod was killed in the hold when the sling broke. The kilns were taken to Lingdale and re-erected shortly afterwards.” Thanks to Eric for the information.
(image courtesy of Joan Webster)

 

A very busy looking photo of Lingdale pit, looking down the ore loading track, picking belt to the left.  Downcast shaft with the big wheels and beside it the engine house, lots to see here.

A lovely clear photo of Claphow Road, Stone catching bridge demolished in the 1950’s but when in the 50’s ? Do tell

Can anyone name any of the men coming off the last shift?

A good image of the engine house at Lingdale mine.  The brick kiln (and associated brick wheel) was part of an attempt to make the mine profitable (especially during slack times).  It wasn’t particularly successful, but probably contributed enough to prevent total closure of the mine.  Lingdale mine was the deepest mine in the Cleveland system and also at the poorest yield, there being a large band of shale splitting the seam in two.  This resulted in the huge shale heap which took forever to dispose of!  Lingdale village was described as almost derelict in the late Victorian era, the difficulty of winning the stone meaning that the mine was closed more often than in production.