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Archaeology in Macclesfield

Submitted by vicky on Saturday, 30 August 2003  Page Views: 3153

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Engine Vein, Alderley Edge Copper Mines
Engine Vein, Alderley Edge Copper Mines submitted by vicky : A drawing of the Bronze Age oak shovel found in one of the mines at Alderley Edge (from Sainter, 1878). See main site entry - Engine Vein, Alderley Edge Copper Mines, for further details. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Currently being exhibited in the West Park Museum in Macclesfield, until the 1st October are a number of prehistoric finds from Cheshire including the Bronze Age wooden shovel found at the Alderley Edge copper mines, stone and metal axes, other tools and a display on Lindow Man.

In the park itself the shafts of three Saxon Crosses can be found in the children's playground, while a huge glacial erratic boulder lies close to the largest bowling green in England.

West Park Museum, Prestbury Road, Macclesfield SK10 3BJ Tel: 01625 619831

Opening Hours: Easter to October
Tuesday to Sunday & Bank Holidays 1.30 - 4.30pm
Closed Mondays and Good Friday
Winter Opening 1-4pm

Admission Free
Contributor Bio for vicky: Ex Megalithic Portal Editor, Co-author of 'Rock Around the Peak - Megalithic Monuments of the Peak District' and... More

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