Britannia Iron Works
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Britannia Iron Works
Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 13 Jun 2011
Ornate entrance to what was a huge Victorian foundry, dating from 1859 and with a claim to fame that it was visited by Garibaldi in 1864. The foundry closed in 1993, the works in 1998, and the site has been cleared and replaced by houses.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.129859
Longitude
-0.472747