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Northern Mine Research Society
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| Contact: |
President |
Year formed: 1960 |
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Membership: 400 |
| Website: |
https://www.nmrs.org.uk/ |
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| Facebook: |
https://facebook.com/NMRSenquiries/ |
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Activities: |
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| Area of interest:
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Mining both national and international. |
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Main geographical areas: |
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| Classes of membership: |
Full: £17. Overseas: please contact Membership Secretary (address details on website). |
| Publications: |
Newsletters - four issues per annum. 'British Mining' (Monographs and Memoirs), usually a minimum of two issues per annum. |
| Archive collection: |
Extensive Records. Contact the Recorder (address details on website). |
| Artefact collection: |
Now at the Countryside Museum, Hawes |
| Current projects: |
1. Development of research resources for the NMRS website2. Bale smelting3. Yorkshire Dales mining population studies4. Gazetteer of collieries in the British Isles |
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An extensive website www.nmrs.org carrying details of Society activities and publications, as well as information designed to help researchers. Also an active Northern Mine Research Society Facebook page. |
| Services: |
Lectures and guided tours of mining remains and consultancy with respect to mining history . |
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Excavation of Medieval lead smelting site at Hagg Farm, Fremington, Swaledale. See British Mining Memoirs to be published November 2014 |
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Last updated: 07/11/2021 |
