Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
New Minera Lead Mine
Minera, Wrexham, Wales
A scheduled monument in Minera, Wrexham, recorded as Lead Mine (Post Medieval/Modern).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Lead Mine
- Period
- Post Medieval/Modern
- Date of designation
- 17 June 1997
- Community
- Minera
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.05024, -3.07758
- SAM number
- DE241
- Cadw record number
- 3688
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1588 · Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0 (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich)
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a 19th century lead mine 'New Minera Shaft' and includes its water-management and transport systems, extraction and dressing processes with their power systems. The extensive remains include a capped shaft, buddles, jig boxes, engine bases, and structures associated with the innovative vanning machinery. Timber structures such as launders and boxes are also well preserved on the site.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance and illustrate our knowledge and understanding of mining technology from a single period. Lead mines may be part of a larger cluster of industrial monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is bounded by the fence line of the present property.
Nearby in the register
- Wern CottagesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Meadow Shaft, MineraLead Mineunder 1 mi
- Meadow (or City) Engine HouseIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Chimney near Meadow Engine HouseIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.