Allenheads Washing Floors

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Allenheads Washing Floors

Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 22 Feb 2019

A relic from the days when lead mining was a major industry in Allenheads. Here the waste materials was separated from the lead ore.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.803904
Longitude
-2.219315