Coldberry Mine © DCC 2002


Mine Shop, Coldberry Mine © DCC 2002


Mine Shop, Coldberry Mine © DCC 2002


Coldberry Mine © DCC 2002

The ruins, earthworks and other remains of the Coldberry lead mine. The monument lies between the Hudeshope and Bow Lee becks. The early history of the lead workings at Coldberry is uncertain though more than two million tons of material had been removed from the hush prior to the mid-18th century. The mines were later worked by an extensive network of levels and dressing floors were built on artificial terraces in the 19th century. The mine declined thereafter though an oreshoot was worked between the late 1930s and 1953. At the east end of the hush stand the remains of the largely mid-19th century Coldberry Mine built by the London Lead Company. The mine includes a two-storey mine shop/ lodging shop, a stable and smithy block, and a roofed powder store. All are Grade II Listed Buildings. Scheduled. (9)

"Coldberry Mine Shop, NZ 942 290
A well-constructed and near complete mine shop, stone built 2-storey, flagged roof, double fronted shop with porch, flanked by integral stables and haylofts. Timesheets etc, (see below) found there in 1973 suggest that the shop was still in use, but perhaps only as an office, in the 1950s.
'Coldberry Shop was probably built by the London Lead Company soon after 1813 when Thomas Dodd started to drive a level there. The style of the building is compatible with such a date or soon after.' Ray Fairbairn. " (11)

Summary of 1950s paysheets found in the mine shop. (11)