2005

SX5771 : Black Tor Blowing House

taken 19 years ago, 3 km from Princetown, Devon, England

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Black Tor Blowing House
Black Tor Blowing House
The remains of a Blowing House on the East bank of the River Meavy. Situated just below Black Tor, this building was used to smelt tin from its ore. It probably dates from the 13th century and would have had a water wheel powering a set of bellows. The bellows provided a draught to heat a furnace packed with charcoal and crushed cassiterite (tin oxide) which was dug up from the surrounding valley. This example is unique in that it has the door lintel still in situ.

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Category: Ruins > Ruins
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Meavy Valley [9] · Valley of the River Meavy [6] · Blowing House [5] Other Photos: · Black Tor Falls Title Clusters: · Black Tor Blowing House [2] ·
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SX5771, 59 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Brett Sutherland   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 3 August, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 5 September, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 575 716 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:31.6068N 4:0.7075W
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Fourth Visitor for SX5771)
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