2016

ST5278 : Slag heap, Avonmouth

taken 7 years ago, near to Avonmouth, Bristol, England

Slag heap, Avonmouth
Slag heap, Avonmouth
Behind the premises of Anglian Windows and BM Foods lie the remains of a huge waste heap from the Britannia smelting works, "home to the largest and most efficient zinc blast furnace in the world" LinkExternal link . Part of the spoil has been removed to make way for a distribution centre to the north, although progress has been hindered by the legacy of mustard gas production on the site during the First World War, and a mustard gas shell discovered in 2012 had to be disposed of at Porton Down.

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ST5278, 24 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Derek Harper   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 19 October, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 25 October, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 5229 7888 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.4095N 2:41.3290W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 5230 7869
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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