Hawton Works
Introduction
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Hawton Works
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 14 Sep 2012
The pile of whitish rocks are alabaster, a semi-crystalline form of gypsum. This was processed at the works to form plaster, mainly for building purposes.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.047207
Longitude
-0.805857