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The via ferrata at Honister Pass. In 1997 the mine was reopened by local businessman, Mark Weir, who redeveloped the mining side - producing small quantities of roofing slate - and who also turned the site into a tourist attraction. [12] A 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) narrow gauge industrial railway was used to assist in the slate extraction ...
Monuments and memorials in Cumbria (6 P) Museums in Cumbria (5 C, 21 P) P. ... Honister Slate Mine; K. Kirkby Slate Quarries; L. Lakeland Wildlife Oasis; Low Level ...
Fleetwith Pike is a fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria which reaches a height of 648 metres (2,126 feet). The fell is a well-known feature of the area as it casts an imposing presence over Buttermere and the Honister Pass on the B5289 motor road between Borrowdale and Buttermere.
Slate mines are found around the world. 90% of Europe's natural slate used for roofing originates from the Slate Industry in Spain. [1] The major slate mining region in the United Kingdom is the Lake district, with Honister slate mine being the last working slate mine, the only producers of the world famous Westmorland greenslate.
Honister Slate Mine [21]? Present 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) Elterwater, England: Internal quarry system serving this Lake District quarry. Due to the location of the mine at the head of the Honister Pass, the railway featured long inclines as well as locomotive haulage. In 1997 the mine re-opened with a newly built narrow-gauge railway to ...
Working slate mine perched at the top of Honister Pass. The mine has gone through phases of activity and redundancy, the current operation started in 1997. Old Delabole Slate Quarry [2] [4] before 1834 after 1987 [5] 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (597 mm) Delabole, England: Large Cornish slate quarry with extensive steam and diesel locomotive roster
The Honister Slate Mine is the only mine in the Lake District still producing slates of this type. [ 30 ] Good quality slates are also found in parts of the Windermere Supergroup, particularly the blue-grey slates of the Tranearth Group, known as "Burlington Slates".
The ascent to the top of the pass from the north-west side The top of Honister Pass and the slate mine Honister Pass, circa 1895. Honister Pass is a mountain pass in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It is located on the B5289 road, linking Seatoller, in the valley of Borrowdale, to Gatesgarth at the southern end of Buttermere.