A Tannery settling, washing, or draining tank
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A Tannery settling, washing, or draining tank
Image: © Mike Lyne Taken: 12 Apr 2020
Some 'tanks' assumably involved with the original Tannery located in Grampound, the last one closing in 2002. Note that it is situated alongside a small stream so might have been for a washing or draining process for the leather products. The OS Map records it as 'Sluices'
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Image Location
Latitude
50.296443
Longitude
-4.900738