Snailbeach Mine

Snailbeach Mine Open Days 2024

The mine site buildings will be open on the days below, with underground tours available as indicated. The longer tours into Perkins (Roberts) Level will be approximately once a month and must be pre-booked by contacting

bookings@shropshiremines.org.uk

The site will normally be open between 11.00 am and 4.00 pm. Last tours into Day Level start no later than 3.30pm.


Perkins Level tours, when run on Open Days, will normally start at 11.00am and 2.00pm, but additional tours might be organised if volunteers are available. For Open Days when there are Perkins Level tours, these will have priority and Day Level tours will only run if sufficient volunteers are available. Check Facebook Group ‘Snailbeach Lead Mine’ for updates on Open Day plans.

All opening plans subject to availabilty of volunteers – check Facebook or Twitter for latest.
Additional days may be added through the year.

Above is a map of Snailbeach in approx 1882 (Click to expand) copyright O.S

SNAILBECH MINE CIRCA 1969

LOCO SHED

LOCO SHED circa 1950

BLACK TOM WINDING GEAR

ALFRED HEWITT born 1879 BY BLACK TOM

2024

Georges shaft pit head gear

Visitors Centre (orginally the drying room for miners clothes)

LOCO SHED 2024

ABOVE BLACKSMITHS SHOP 18??

BELOW 2024

DID SNAILBEACH ROOF HADRIANS WALL?

CAGE FOR MINERS TO GO UNDERGROUND SIMILAR TO THE ONE IN THE ACCIDENT OF 1895 WHICH KILLED 7 MINERS

Click on image for more information about other mines in Shropshire