Old gate into Billingside Plantation
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Old gate into Billingside Plantation
Image: © Robert Graham Taken: 13 Sep 2021
This gateway is off Pont Lane at Leadgate. The interesting thing about it is the lettering on the gate. This is "C I C", standing for Consett Iron Company, the steelworks at Consett which was absorbed into British Steel in 1967. They owned farms and collieries in the area as well.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.863603
Longitude
-1.797125