Cast iron crane jib beside the original warehouse
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Cast iron crane jib beside the original warehouse
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 19 Mar 2022
Believed to be the oldest surviving cast iron crane in the world, this bears the serial no '2'; its partner no '1' on the far side of the warehouse was sadly lost to the scrap merchants some years ago. It forms part of the Grade II listing attached to the building https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101374896-original-canal-warehouse-eyton-upon-the-weald-moors#.YjjNMurP3IU & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1374896
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Image Location
Latitude
52.727715
Longitude
-2.500449