Brick abutment near Smithy Houses
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Brick abutment near Smithy Houses
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 19 Jun 2017
One of the few relics of the extensive coal and iron industry in the area. It is the remains of a viaduct carrying a colliery railway across the main road and the bottle Brook. It probably ceased to be used in the 1930s.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.018558
Longitude
-1.42694