Aerial ropeway, Claughton Brickworks

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The photograph on this page of Aerial ropeway, Claughton Brickworks by Ian Taylor as part of the Geograph project.

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Aerial ropeway, Claughton Brickworks

Image: © Ian Taylor Taken: 4 Jun 2022

The bottom end and entry to the brickworks. The ropeway is not running today (jubilee holiday). A loaded bucket has been left hanging on the rope (on the left, see Image). Presumably this enables the ropeway to be restarted by gravity.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.091186
Longitude
-2.670069