Groves Rakes Fluorspar Mine, Wolfcleugh Common, Durham

Disused ore waggons on the incline waggonway emerging from Firestone Drift. Originally a lead mine, some 18th- and 19th-century buildings survive. It was worked for fluorspar by the British Steel Corporation until its closure in 1983.

Location

Durham Wolfcleugh

Period

1990s (1990 - 1999)

Tags

mining industry derelict lead 1990s (1990 - 1999)