South Ward Mine lies close to the river bank and work was suspended in 1835 when there was a break in by the river. It was reopened in 1869 and continued until 1876 with a production of 130 tons of ore in the period 1873-6.
The engine house is now a farm house and the count house a cottage.
Almost nothing is known of North Ward Mine, even its location: 500ft west of North Ward farm was unmarked until subsidence occurred on the shaft in 1957.
A.K. Hamilton Jenkin
South Ward was sunk to a depth of 90ftm on Engine shaft the most extensive level was the 40ftm which ran 115ftm north and 180ftm south. The lode is cut by a fault to the north of the shaft and another to the south, the latter heaving the lode about 5ftms to the right in the lower levels.
A further lode was opened up 25ftms to the east and driven on 2 levels but no production records specific to this work are noted.
Output from 1873-6 is recorded as of 130 tons of 56% lead ore and 390oz silver.
Dines H.G. 1956
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UK OS Grid Reference: SX427687
Map Reference: 50°29'46"N , 4°13'5"W
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