Re: Iron works
Posted: Sat 14 Nov, 2015 8:13 pm
I have sent you a personal message on this site Parksider.
History culture and architecture in Leeds
https://www.secretleeds.com/
As the geological strata gently dip from the west to east the mining was roughly coal, coal and ironstone, interspersed with sandstones, especially the Elland flagstones. Then came clay and fireclay. Then more coal and fireclay; and surprisingly sand.The Parksider wrote: The Leeds mining industry that mined coal, fireclay, Ironstone and ganister (any more?) spawned many other industries brick, glass, iron, pottery,etc and led to Leeds having a whole host of associated networks of railways and tramlines.
Parkie ........ an excellent source of information on industrial sites such as the Farnley Iron Works is Graces Guide.The Parksider wrote:A narrow subject/topic but it only needs one in the know!!
Anyone have any reference sources for the Farnley Iron Works??!
What a massive wealth of knowledge you have access to! As Jim says "Wow"grumpytramp wrote:Parkie ........ an excellent source of information on industrial sites such as the Farnley Iron Works is Graces Guide.The Parksider wrote:A narrow subject/topic but it only needs one in the know!!
Anyone have any reference sources for the Farnley Iron Works??!
See http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Farnley_Iron_Co
Unfortunately they only have very limited information on the York Road Iron Co:
http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/York_Road_Iron_Co
That's so kind. I'm not too hot on this revamped set up but I clicked on the envelope icon and clicked inbox and there was nothing there Jim - am I looking in the right place?jim wrote:I have sent you a personal message on this site Parksider.
So well put. I'm yet to confirm but the "bloomeries" on wyke beck brought together the ironstone of bell pits at the seacroft "ironhills" at south parkway, the charcoal of roundhay park produced by Shadwell colliers and IIRC from one of Grumpytramps expert interventions. the magnesian limestone of lime pits wood up at seacroft ring road??rikj wrote:
As the geological strata gently dip from the west to east the mining was roughly coal, coal and ironstone, interspersed with sandstones, especially the Elland flagstones. Then came clay and fireclay. Then more coal and fireclay; and surprisingly sand.
If you stand on Garforth Cliff you can look down on the signs of old coal bell pits in the fields around Kippax, black smudges in the fields. To your back are limestone quarries, not proved yet, but maybe mined underground as well. A hundred yards away are old sand mines. The coal powered the furnaces, the limestone provided the cement; the sand lined the moulds for the furnaces; and thus the industrial revolution was born. A happy chance of geology.
Sounds great Jim, is Chameleon still about here? He once exchanged Emails for me?jim wrote:It looks like the messaging system isn't working Parksider. I have a set of the maps etc I mentioned that I prepared for a local researcher, which he returned to me when he had finished with them. If you would like them, we could arrange to meet to hand them over.