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Greenhow Hill

North Yorkshire, England

1365

1365

The King ordered lead for Windsor:

“Two wagons, each with 10 oxen, carrying 24 fothers of the said lead from Coldstones in Nidderdale in the county of York, by high and rocky mountains and muddy roads to Boroughbridge.”

Thomas de Musgrave, sheriff of York, gave an account of lead ordered by the King for work at Windsor. There were 40 fothers, of which 24 were received at Coldstones and 16 in York. The expenses of carriage were:

Two waggons, each with 10 oxen, carrying 24 fothers of the said lead from Coldstones, in Nidderdale, in the county of York, by high and rocky mountains and by muddy roads to Boroughbridge, about 20 leagues, namely for 24 days each waggon with the men for taking it, 3s per day, £7 4s 0d.

And in portage and carriage of the said 24 fothers of lead from Boroughbridge both by land and water to the city of York, about 16 leagues, namely for each fother 2s 4d, 54s. And payment to Adam Candeler of York for portage, boat hire, and carriage for the said 40 fothers of lead from the said city of York to London -. £26 13s 4d.


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Books for sale

Our book, “Life on the Hill” which we published in 2005 is still available here at £16 including postage.

Our latest book, due later this year, is a reprint of the two books written by Harald Bruff in the 1920s – T’ ill an’ t’oade uns upuv Greenho’ & T’ Miners – character sketches of Yorkshire Lead Miners, together with photos, authors notes, further information on the characters in the books and family history information. Watch this space.

Other books for sale published by the Northern Mine Research Society:

The Greenhow Mines

The Grassington Mines

The Wharfedale Mines

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