This page tabulates the known names of mines and when
they are first mentioned. An attempt has also been made to
give the origin of names when known. The more obvious
derivations have been left out.
| CURRENT |
Derivation of current name |
1923-Dewey |
1919-Russell |
1911-Prospectus |
1857-77 |
| West Mine |
Historical name and location |
West Mine |
Western Mine |
Big Tunnel |
?West Stope |
| New Venture Mine |
Historical name |
New Venture Mine |
|
New Venture Mine |
|
| Wood Mine |
Location in Windmill Wood |
Wood Mine |
Wood Mine * |
Wood Tunnel |
The Windmill |
| Engine Vein |
Historical name |
Engine Vein |
Engine Vein * |
Engine Vein |
Engine Vein |
| Hough Level |
Historical name. A 'hough' is a ridge or spur such as Glaze
Hill. |
|
Hough Level |
Yard Tunnel |
?Oakes Level |
| Brynlow (or Brynlow) Mine |
Locality name: Brynlow Dell |
|
|
ancient level |
|
| Stormy Point |
Historical name of the feature |
|
"old Roman workings" * |
|
|
| Pillar Mine |
The mine had a pillar at the entrance
until vandalised in the 1970s |
| CCH |
Alternate name for Pillar Mine allegedly
standing for 'Campers Cave of Happiness'! |
| Doc Mine |
Named after Alistair 'Doc' Mycroft who
was a well-known visitor of the 1950s. Mycroft
was a key figure in the 'Northern Caving Club'. Also known at one
time as Chocolate or 'Choc Choc' Mine. |
| Square Shaft and Round Shaft |
Derived from their shapes and used to
distinguish these shafts at opposite ends of the
Opencast Workings between Engine Vein and Stormy
Point. |
| Balloon Shaft |
A shaft at Engine Vein, the height of
which was measured using a helium filled balloon. |
| Bear Pit |
Origin unknown but probably derives from
the early twentieth century when the shaft was partly
filled. |
| Pot Shaft |
Where a pot of Roman coins was found |
| Cobalt Mine |
Workings at the Wizard which are
believed to have been a cobalt mine worked in the
early 19th century |
| Tom's Shaft |
Entrance to the Cobalt Mine named after
Tom Fowden |
| Car Shaft |
Shaft at Brynlow from which the body of
an old car (a Ford?) was removed during digging |
| NORWEB Shaft |
Shaft at Brynlow found accidentally by
NORWEB contractors when digging a trench at Brynlow |
| Cross Mine |
Cross shaped when viewed in plan. |
| Straight Mine |
Straight for 100 metres. |
| Field Shaft |
Located in field! |
| Stump Shaft |
Contained a beech tree stump when first
dug |
| Probationers' Series |
Named after two probationary members of
the DCC who spent 24 hours in this section of the mines |
| Scout Mine |
Entrance starts on the Scout property |
* These formed the "Eastern Mine". In the 19th
century, it is likely that the mines were referred to as the
"Western Mine" (West Mine) and the "Eastern
Mine" (the remainder).
A fuller list of names and their derivations can be
viewed as a PDF document by clicking HERE.
