2012

SJ6604 : Coalbrookdale - Upper Furnace Pool

taken 11 years ago, near to Coalbrookdale, Telford And Wrekin, England

Coalbrookdale - Upper Furnace Pool
Coalbrookdale - Upper Furnace Pool
This supplied the water powered blast furnace blowing devices for the famous Darby blast furnace. This was originally blown by bellows but later by a cylinder blower, both water powered. The viaduct carries coal traffic to the 1000 MW power station at Ironbridge.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Water resources other tags: Blast Furnace Pool Viaduct Coalbrookdale Mill Pool Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Coalbrookdale Viaduct [24] · Power Station [19] · Upper Furnace Pool [9] · Traffic [5] ·
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SJ6604, 239 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 3 November, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 8 November, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6673 0490 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:38.4489N 2:29.5861W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 6672 0490
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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