Old winding tower
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Old winding tower
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 6 Mar 2012
Standing in what is now Scotch Horn children's play area is this old stone relic. It is a winding house that carried miners down to the local coal measures and alongside is a horse whim. Nailsea had lime kilns for many years before the good local coal allowed glassworks to be founded in 1788.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.434326
Longitude
-2.751742