Esk Valley Mine , North York Moors

Hidden at the edge of a field alongside the Rail Trail is the site of Esk Valley mine, also known as Holme House Mine. A small scale ironstone mining site.
This relatively small scale operation is a good example of a Victorian vision to create a self-sustaining community around an industrial facility. Two terraces of miners' cottages, a mine manager’s house, small chapel and group of craftsmen’s houses can all still be seen today. Unlike many ironstone mines which were drift mines (worked horizontally in from a hillside), Esk Valley was a deep mine where a shaft was dug 60m straight down to the ironstone seam and the ore hauled up using a steam engine. The remains of the engine base and boiler supports can still be seen alongside the mine shaft. New creative interpretation also adds to the site and brings the history of the Esk Valley Mine to life

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