A new documentary from Forestry England delves into the life of the freeminers of the Forest of Dean. For centuries, the freeminers of the Forest of Dean have held a rare and ancient right, to mine coal wherever they find it beneath the forest floor. Freemining in the Forest of Dean was formally granted by…
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Ecton Copper Mine Removed from Heritage At Risk Register
Completion of the restoration work on the balance cone at the historic Ecton Copper Mines in the Staffordshire Moorlands means that the site has been removed from Historic England’s ‘Heritage at Risk Register’. The mines were worked for over 3,500 years, closing in 1891. The Ecton Mines are a complex site, which includes a scheduled…
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