Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,645 pages of information and 247,064 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Clearwell Caves

From Graces Guide
'Chain ladder'
A 'crystal pool'. Miners made small dams to collect water for drinking
Early pneumatic drills
A selection of mineral railway tracks
Duplex winch by John Wood and Sons (Wigan)
Clarke, Chapman and Co winch
Steam winch by Coevorder Machinefabriek, Holland
Broom and Wade compressor
Diesel-powered locomotives for use underground
Cast iron range made by, or sold by, H. Terrett of Coleford

Clearwell Caves - The Royal Forest of Dean's Iron Mining Museum, Clearwell, Nr. Coleford, Royal Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. GL16 8JR

A system of caves which were worked for iron ore and ochre.

Wear stout shoes and warm clothing (constant 10 deg C underground!).

Nearby Attractions

Whitecliff Furnace

Coleford GWR Museum

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