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Part of the Chester Archaeological Society lecture series
The lead ore was taken by the Romans for smelting at Flint, and pigs of lead produced there were stamped with the inscription Deceangli, the name of the British tribe occupying the area. The seventeenth century witnessed the start of an intensive period of lead mining with much outside investment such as by the London Lead Company and Derbyshire mining entrepreneurs.
New rich veins of ore were discovered and exploited, bringing into the area a large number of skilled miners, particularly from Derbyshire. Many of these stayed, intermarrying with local Welsh families and becoming Welsh-speaking themselves. Their descendants, bearing non-Welsh surnames such as Bagshaw, Bateman, Carrington, Harrison, Hooson, Ingleby, Martin, Nuttall, Oldfield, Redfern, Spencer, and Stealey, are still to be found in the area.
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Mr Christopher Williams | talks |
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Date and Time: |
15 May 2010 at 7:30 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Venue: |
Grosvenor Museum |
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coffee & tea served |
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