Middleton Mine is near Wirksworth. This mine produced around 120 000 tonnes a year of very high quality limestone which is a vital ingredient used in manufacturing plastics, rubber and glass. Middleton Mine has been driven into the hillside from existing lead workings and it ran for 22 miles over 3 levels..some roads were so big,even the biggest of lorries could drive in and they even had traffic lights!
Visited in 2010 with the late Diehardlove.He had been in here 13 times before and I am sure when we appeared to get lost ,he secretly knew how to find our way out!!!