Gas Retort and Furnace
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Gas Retort and Furnace
Image: © Ashley Dace Taken: 3 Jun 2010
A view of a retort and the furnace next to it. The furnace was often fired by the coke produced by the retorts. Long tools were used by stokers to haul out the very hot coke and restoke the retorts.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.826701
Longitude
0.846422