2009: Copper slag as a building material on Goose Green
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2009: Copper slag as a building material on Goose Green
Image: © Maurice Pullin Taken: 12 Oct 2009
During this period around 300 tons of brass was being produced each year from furnaces in six Brasshouses. Each of these Brasshouses would have had about six furnaces. The Brasshouses were topped with large cones similar to those used in the glass industry." The above was copied from: http://www.csm.uwe.ac.uk/~rstephen/livingeaston/local_history/brass2.html
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