Report – Thomas Dodd – 18 Apr 1812

By - gregpfinch18 Apr 1812
Document Type: Report
Date: 18 Apr 1812
Correspondent: Thomas Dodd
Archive Source: Cumbria RO DPH 2/81
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I have let every part as low as possible both for ore and the unavoidable Dead work and yet after having offered 38/- a Bing and £10 the ton for old pickings as I proposed to the Court, many of the workmen refuse to take and are unemployed in the moor and several who are employed I am afraid will not be able to clear their advance money and other charges.

Garrigill mines are all poor, and it is with the utmost difficulty they can be carried on with the prices now given, the workmen murmur hard and make poor wages.

At Tynebottom, Joseph Wanless & Co are driving a level from the surface to prove some strings and flats in the limestone.

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The Dukesfield Smelters and Carriers Project aimed to celebrate and discover the heritage of the Dukesfield Arches & lead carriers' routes between Blaydon and the lead mines of Allendale and Weardale. A two year community project, it was led by the Friends of the North Pennines in partnership with Hexhamshire and Slaley Parish Councils and the active support of Allendale Estates. It was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the generous support of other sponsors. Friends of the North Pennines: Charity No:1137467