Field Notes
The Magpie Mine was first recorded in 1740 and continued production off and on until 1954. The mine is reportedly cursed, following a protracted dispute as to which mine could work a vein of lead. Workers from Magpie lit fires to smoke out workers from the Maypitt mine working the same vein, this resulted in 3 deaths of Maypitt miners. As a result 24 miners from Magpie were put on trial and all were acquitted as it was difficult to identify the individual culprits. The wives of the murdered men allegedly put a curse on the mine, which closed for a time in 1835. Throughout history the Magpie Mine seems to have been a mine in which people have lost fortunes rather than made them. Today it is in a state of preservation.
Technical Notes
Date : May 2014
Camera : Zero Image 2000
Film : Ilford HP5 Plus