Hi Aunty Em, We no have the Museum Curator at The Beacon on board. She is to contact the County Archaeologist in Kendal, to set up a meet. Colin McCourt and I are currently building a portfolio of supporters to hopefully convince the local Council (who own the site) to allow it. In support of this I have just written to the Historical Metallugical Society seeking their support, given Brownriggs early work with Charles Wood on smelting platinum. I now need interest groups for spa waters, salt manufacture, mine gas & barometric pressure. Preferably professional societies, but groups like my own mine research group are sometimes listened too, depending on the audience! Hopefully, we'll submit an application in Spring, and in parallel, look for sources of funding and volunteers. Early days yet, but interest is building. I've had a number of interested people approach me, and have been told of a couple more, but not yet met up with them. As usual, having been researching Speddings agents reports to Lord Lowther for Brownrigg stuff, I've got tons of notes on mining development, so far 1737-1739 and counting ..... Interesting, that Carlisle Spedding, the Mine Agent, suffering from the effects of mine gases following the Corporal Pit Disaster, had leeches administered to his temples as a means of easing his headaches! Not only that, but apparently it worked. I think I'll stick to paracetemols! Dave. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Reveley" <txemily@yahoo.com> To: <CUMBERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 1:22 AM Subject: [CUL] Brownrigg Lab Excavation project > Hey Dave, what's the status of your Brownrigg lab dig? > Emily Morgan > > > "Remember, even a kick in the caboose is a step forward." > -anon > > > - ------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > > ______________________________

In message <006a01c2ba7f$28971c80$c69387d9@v2n0r1>, Dave Banks <DavidKenneth@banks81.freeserve.co.uk> writes >Hi Aunty Em, > We no have the Museum Curator at The Beacon on >board. She is to contact the County Archaeologist in Kendal, to set up >a meet. >Colin McCourt and I are currently building a portfolio of supporters >to hopefully convince the local Council (who own the site) to allow >it. >In support of this I have just written to the Historical Metallugical >Society seeking their support, given Brownriggs early work with >Charles Wood on smelting platinum. >I now need interest groups for spa waters, salt manufacture, mine gas >& barometric pressure. Preferably professional societies, but groups >like my own mine research group are sometimes listened too, depending >on the audience! >Hopefully, we'll submit an application in Spring, and in parallel, >look for sources of funding and volunteers. Early days yet, but >interest is building. I've had a number of interested people approach >me, and have been told of a couple more, but not yet met up with them. >As usual, having been researching Speddings agents reports to Lord >Lowther for Brownrigg stuff, I've got tons of notes on mining >development, so far 1737-1739 and counting ..... >Interesting, that Carlisle Spedding, the Mine Agent, suffering from >the effects of mine gases following the Corporal Pit Disaster, had >leeches administered to his temples as a means of easing his >headaches! Not only that, but apparently it worked. I think I'll stick >to paracetemols! > >Dave. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sarah Reveley" <txemily@yahoo.com> >To: <CUMBERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 1:22 AM >Subject: [CUL] Brownrigg Lab Excavation project > -- Who is Aunty Em, and how did a message from the Cumberland list get onto this list? Just curious. Carol