2023

NY9841 : Course of horizontal flue from Stanhope Smelt Mill (lead)

taken 1 year ago, near to Crawleyside, County Durham, England

Course of horizontal flue from Stanhope Smelt Mill (lead)
Course of horizontal flue from Stanhope Smelt Mill (lead)
Stanhopeburn Mine was a large lead mining complex dating back to at least 1830. The mining of galena from the Red Vein ended here in 1875, but fluorspar extraction continued until the mine closed in 1982. The flues on the hillside above the mine were associated with a lead smelt mill once situated on the site. These channelled and condensed toxic fumes released by the smelting process. Remaining fumes were carried to a chimney high on the hillside.

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Geographical Context: Uplands Quarrying, Mining Derelict, Disused Moorland Primary Subject: Mine
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Stanhope Smelt Mill Lead [16] · Horizontal Flue [6] ·
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NY9841, 86 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 25 January, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 9874 4155 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:46.1324N 2:1.2664W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 98798 41581
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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