Photos of Magpie Mine
About Magpie Mine
Magpie Mine was the last working lead mine in the Derbyshire orefield and is probably the best surviving example anywhere in the UK of a 19th century lead mine. The mine has a fascinating history spanning more than 200 years of bonanzas and failures, of bitter disputes and fights resulting in the “murder” of three miners, and a Widows’ Curse that is said to remain to this day. The site now sits in ruins that with many amazing spots to explore and shoot. (Sheldon, England)
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