News & Events
Mining History Volumes 19 and 20 Now Available Online
Papers from volumes 19 and 20 have now been uploaded and can be searched by title. The added papers are: The Geological Setting of the Old Lead Mines of Ashover and Crich, Derbyshire A Gazetteer and History of the Lead Mines within the Liberty of Tideswell,…
Staffordshire Archaeology Day 18 March 2023
The Stoke on Trent Museum Archaeological Society is holding a free day of lectures at the Potteries Museum in Hanley on Saturday 18/3/23. All are welcome and more details can be found on the society web site and on the booking page at Staffordshire Archaeology…
Caving films screening
There is an upcoming event which may be of interest as some PDMHS members are also cavers. 2-3 September 2022: “ Spirit Of Adventure ” at Sheffield Cathedral. The caving specific features are The Ario Dream: The Quest for Europe’s Deepest…
Peak District SSSI monitoring competition
The monitoring of caves in SSSIs is an important conservation matter. The relevance to PDMHS is that many mines join natural caverns and some caves have been worked for minerals. To encourage participation a competition has been set up. Monitoring forms in…
AGM afternoon presentations
Following the AGM on 13th November as has been past practise, we have some presentations after lunch. This year these will be: John Hunter: Hemingfield Colliery (Elsecar) – the current status of site, conservation and historical research. (30 mins) Lynn Willies:…
AGM 13 Nov 2021
The Annual General Meeting of the Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd. will be held on Saturday 13th November 2021 at the Peak District Lead Mining Museum, The Grand Pavilion, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. The meeting will commence at 11.10am, or as soon thereafter…