White Grit Engine House
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White Grit Engine House
Image: © John M Taken: 25 Apr 2011
A remnant of the local lead mining industry the White Grit Engine was built in the 1840s-50s for Lewis & Phillips 'Grit and Gravels Co.' to exploit the Rider and Squilver veins. Production largely ceased by the 1870s but continued sporadically at a lesser scale until the early 1900s. Corndon Hill provides a backdrop.
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Image Location
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Latitude
52.57536
Longitude
-3.005741