Tindale or Tindale Fell is a
hamlet in the parish of Farlam in the
City of Carlisle
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district of the English county of
Cumbria. It is to the south of the A689
Brampton to
Alston road. It is a former mining village – both coal and lead were mined here. Limestone was quarried here.
Tindale is approximately 15 miles east of
Carlisle
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.
It was here that
Stephenson's ''Rocket'' resided before it was donated to the
Science Museum in London.
Mining and Quarrying
Though often located in
Brampton, the Gairs
mine is described as being in Hallbankgate in 1925. It had 55 working underground and 28 above, though two years earlier it had employed 148 underground and 44 above. It output 70,000 tons of
household and
steam coal. It was a safe mine and worked two
seam
Seam may refer to:
Science and technology
* Seam (geology), a stratum of coal or mineral that is economically viable; a bed or a distinct layer of vein of rock in other layers of rock
* Seam (metallurgy), a metalworking process the joins the ends ...
s, known as the Little Limestone Coal and the Little Limestone seam. It was abandoned in 1936. It was operated by the Naworth Coal Company. There were other mines in the area notably the Tindale
Drift Mine and the Black Syke Mine in
Haltwhistle, and Roachburn and Bishops Hill Colliery at Brampton and the Naworth Colliery and drift mines at
Midgeholme
Midgeholme is a hamlet and civil parish in City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 67.
The parish is bordered to the north by Farlam; to the east by Hartleyburn and Knaresdale with Kirkh ...
.
Limestone was quarried at the Silvertop Quarry.
Lord Carlisle's railway
Hallbankgate stood at the top of a railway incline on '
Lord Carlisle Lord Carlisle may refer to:
* Mark Carlisle, Baron Carlisle of Bucklow
* Earl of Carlisle, a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England
See also
* Alex Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew
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's Railway' which linked
Brampton Junction with the various mines and quarries in the vicinity of Hallbankgate. The
Brampton Railway originated as a wooden wagonway on Tindale Fell. The mainline to Brampton Coal Staithe was built in 1798, and it was in operation in 1799.
In 1808 the track was relaid using wrought iron rails, This was the first place where they were used commercially.
In 1836, the route below Hallbankgate was realigned to it could link with the
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway at Brampton Junction station. The rails were re-spaced to
Stephenson's 4' 8 1/2¨ gauge. The line was worked by steam, and the engine used was
Stephenson's ''Rocket'', bought for £300. There was a passenger service but the line was mainly used to get the coal from the neighbouring mines to Brampton. There was an engine shed built at Hallbankgate, and above the village lines were laid to each pit. The line continued to
Halton Lea Gate, but was extended to
Lambley and Lambley Junction in 1852. The line finally closed in 1953. Blacksyke junction is just to the east of the village and the site on a level crossing to the west.
Lord Carlisle's Railway
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References
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Villages in Cumbria
City of Carlisle