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Greenhow Hill

North Yorkshire, England

1498

1498

14 Henry VII, 6th November – all manner of men as well denycen and foreign that from this day forward shall bring any manner lead from Boroughbridge or any other place to this city by land or water to be wound and weighed at the common crane of this city shall from henceforth pay to the common well of this city for winding and weighing every fodder of lead 7d, of which 7d a penny shall be given unto the labourers for bringing of a fodder lead from the garret into the scale there to be weighed; and from the scale into the crane garth and from the crane garth into the garret again, there to be struck.

Reference: Yk. C.R. 2, 138f.


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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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