SK3115 : Moira Furnace
near to Moira, Leicestershire, Great Britain
Moira Furnace
A nice 19th iron furnace. Locally mined coal (converted to coke), ironstone and limestone (flux) was heated here to produce pig iron. A double acting steam beam blowing engine brought up the temperature to over 1538 °C.
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2012
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- SK3115, 59 images (more nearby)
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- Ashley Dace (find more nearby)
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- Date Taken
- Saturday, 6 October, 2012 (more nearby)
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- Saturday, 6 October, 2012
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OSGB36:
SK 3145 1513 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:43.9739N 1:32.1413W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: SK 3146 1511
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- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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