Aerial ropeway, Claughton Brickworks
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Aerial ropeway, Claughton Brickworks
Image: © Ian Taylor Taken: 28 Sep 2018
One of the buckets is on display, mounted on a pair of rope pulleys. The red plaque states - Transport Trust - Transport Heritage Site Claughton Aerial Ropeway Erected in 1924 to transport shale from quarries on Claughton Moor, this is the last operational gravity powered ropeway in the UK For further information visit www.transportheritage.com
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Image Location
Latitude
54.091274
Longitude
-2.670377