2011

NY9129 : Red Grooves House

taken 12 years ago, near to Newbiggin, County Durham, England

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Red Grooves House
Red Grooves House
Deserted house high above Teesdale on the northern slopes. The massive cleft in the skyline is Coldberry or Hardberry Gutter NY9228, a "hush" or ravine excavated by water by lead miners seeking to remove the overburden and reveal the ore-bearing rocks below.

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Geographical Context: Uplands Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening Quarrying, Mining Heath, Scrub other tags: House (Derelict) Fields Mineral Workings Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Red Grooves House [7] · Lead Miners Seeking to Remove the Overburden [2] Title Clusters: · Red Grooves House [6] ·
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NY9129, 24 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Oliver Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 12 November, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 13 November, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 9193 2925 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:39.4965N 2:7.5965W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 91270 29337
View Direction
EAST (about 90 degrees)
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