Waterfall Ironstone Mine
Waterfall mine was worked between 1892 and 1901, the ironstone here is very close to the surface and under a layer of sand and clay, the dangerous working conditions gave this mine the nickname “Linger and Die”
The whole site is now obscured by a plantation, although hints of a cutting/drift can be seen towards the east corner where the path of a railway can be seen heading across fields on the aerial photo.
April 13th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Was there a post recently regarding Slapewath ironstone mine or did I imagine it?