Dunston Coal Staiths
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Dunston Coal Staiths
Image: © Mac McCarron Taken: 9 Sep 2008
The blue structures are the chutes that fed coal into the hold of a waiting ship (collier).
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Image Location
Latitude
54.957485
Longitude
-1.632999