Snailbeach Countryside Site

At peak of production during the 19th century, it was reputed to be extracting the largest volume of lead per acre in Europe.

[4] On the morning of 6 March 1895, seven men died after the cable lowering their cage down the mine snapped, plunging them 252 yards (230 m) to the shaft floor.

[5] It was reported that such was the force of the impact, that the steel cage was reduced from over 7 feet (2.1 m) in height to just 18 inches (457 mm), however, a watch from one of the miners was found still ticking at the scene.

[5] The council's outdoor recreation service and Shropshire Mines Trust manage and preserve the site and have been awarded a £20,000 management grant from English Heritage to restore the Black Tom mine shaft headgear and some of the buildings.

Their plans include assembling a building to store a mining jigger that was removed for restoration more than a decade ago.