2012

SX8088 : Steps Bridge Iron Mills

taken 12 years ago, near to Dunsford, Devon, England

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Steps Bridge Iron Mills
Steps Bridge Iron Mills
Low breastshot waterwheel that operated two tilt hammers for edge tool manufacture until 1937. The works appear to be still in use. The wheel is solidly constructed and appears potentially ooperable. The bypass sluice is in the right foreground.

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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Industry Water resources other tags: Edge Tool Breastshot Waterwheel Forge Mill Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Mills [11] · Edge Tool Works [4] Title Clusters: · Steps Bridge Iron Mills [3] ·
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SX8088, 103 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 22 January, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 22 January, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 8071 8848 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:41.0227N 3:41.3959W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SX 8071 8848
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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