The Ashpit

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The Ashpit by Ashley Dace as part of the Geograph project.

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The Ashpit

Image: © Ashley Dace Taken: 3 Jun 2010

A view of the ashpit, one of two in the retort house. A panel would have been removed and someone had to go and dig out the ash from the furnace. It would have been dumped after that.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.826701
Longitude
0.846422