Reminders of an industrial age
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Reminders of an industrial age
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 9 Feb 2022
In the middle of the North York Moors National Park in sylvan Rosedale one comes across rows of 19th century workers cottages which look as though they could have been transported here from the old coal mining areas of County Durham. This little community is known as Hill Cottages and sits directly below some of the main workings of the Rosedale East iron ore mines. The cottages probably date from the 1860's and reflect the rapid industrialisation of the dale following the discovery of thick seams of iron bearing rocks. In 1851 the population of Rosedale East was 373, but 20 years later it had swelled to 2041 as the mines were in full production. The old 25" OS maps show these cottages with rows of outbuildings at the rear, which one would assume were the 'facilities'.
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