Duddon Iron Works
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Duddon Iron Works
Image: © Perry Dark Taken: 3 May 2012
This is a great example of a charcoal fired blast furnace. It used locally mined iron ore, locally produced charcoal and was water powered. It operated from 1736 to 1866 and its ruins have been extensively restored.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.28372
Longitude
-3.236001