Small boats, Ouseburn
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Small boats, Ouseburn
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 28 Mar 2010
Access is provided from Lime Street which took its name from a lime kiln shown on Oliver's plan of 1830 but not on later maps. The lime kiln was built into the bank of the Ouseburn and was served by keels for lime and coal. In 1827, the historian Eneas MacKenzie commented that 'the burning of limestone is not only a great nuisance to the neighbourhood but also dangerous to passengers riding past. It is hoped that the Corporation will remove a work so disagreeable and dangerous' http://www.twsitelines.info/Siteline.nsf/SMR/CEE3EF62F197DFC8802576AF003E7412 Compare this photo with the Ouseburn water level now controlled by the new barrage Image down-river with the previous tidal extremes Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.973528
Longitude
-1.591298