Toll House at Carrshield
When a new section of road was built to Carrshield this tool house was built to fund it. A new wider and straighter section of road was built to bypass it and the bridge the toll road funded was demolished.
Mine buildings including a Blacksmith's Shop
Where tools were made and sharpened.
Dressing area
Where the ore was separated from waste rock.
Dressing tubs
Before the waterwheel was built to power machine crushers and seperators these tubs were worked by women or children to separate the ore.
Miner's Cottage
. The workers would stay at the mine during the week, sharing this cottage.
Mining
How the ore was mined
Dressing
The dressing process where ore was separated from waste rock.
Smelting
The smelting was done further down the valley. Poisonous fumes produced were taken by a tunnel to chimneys on the fells.
The Manager's House
The mine manager had better accomodation.
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