Magpie Mine, Derbyshire, England
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"The Magpie Mine was one of the most famous lead mines in the Peak District and is the only one with a significant part of its building still standing. The mine buildings can be seen from the Bakewell - Chelmorton road. The mine is at the junction of the Magpie vein, the Bole vein and the Butts vein, and was only one of several mines exploiting these veins - the Red Soil Mine and the Maypitts mine lay within only a few hundred metres of the Magpie. The mine is first recorded in 1795, though the workings are probably much older. It ceased operations in 1958."