Beaumont Mine workshops, Allenheads
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Beaumont Mine workshops, Allenheads
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 23 Sep 2022
Former lead mine workshops. Mid C19. Rubble with slate roof. 2 storeys, 20 bays. 4 boarded doors with overlights, 2 cart entrances; 12-pane sash windows, some altered. 4 ridge and 2 end stone stacks. To left single storey 10-bay section with similar openings. One ground-floor room of the 2-storey section contains a hydraulic engine built by Armstrongs of Newcastle in 1847, used for pumping in the mine workings, and later to operate the estate sawmill. Grade II Listed Buildings (1042967): https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1042967
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Image Location
Latitude
54.804084
Longitude
-2.21916