OS1/11/41/39
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIMESTONE QUARRY [Leven Seat] | Levenseat Lime Works Lime Kiln |
Thomas Stark, W [White] House W [West] Calder J Young, W [West] Handaxwood West Calder Sketch of Roads by James Flint |
015 | Very extensive Limeworks on the Farm of W [West] Handaxwood. The Stone is obtained partly by open-cast or Quarrying from the Surface; but wherever the ground is of a nature to admit mining is resorted to the Stone being obtained by this process with more expedition & economy The Shafts or Galleries are driven nearly horizontal and some of the penetrate about 300 yards. The water runs off by a natural fall; and, the Stone is carried from the Quarry to the Kiln (about 1/2 a mile) by a Railway on an inclined plane. These works are the largest and produce the best Lime of any works for many miles round, they are occupied by Robert Gray |
| LIME KILN [Leven Seat] | Levenseat Lime Works Lime Kiln |
Thomas Stark, W [White] House W [West] Calder J Young, W [West] Handaxwood West Calder Sketch of Roads by James Flint |
015 | Very extensive Limeworks on the Farm of W [West] Handaxwood. The Stone is obtained partly by open-cast or Quarrying from the Surface; but wherever the ground is of a nature to admit mining is resorted to the Stone being obtained by this process with more expedition & economy The Shafts or Galleries are driven nearly horizontal and some of the penetrate about 300 yards. The water runs off by a natural fall; and, the Stone is carried from the Quarry to the Kiln (about 1/2 a mile) by a Railway on an inclined plane. These works are the largest and produce the best Lime of any works for many miles round, they are occupied by Robert Gray |
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[Page] 39List of Names collected by 2nd Corpl [Corporal] W Rogers RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
Plan 15A Trace
[Object] Lime Works
[Parish] W. [West] Calder
[Signed] W Rogers 2nd Corpl [Corporal] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners]
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