2020
NY8545 : Concrete tanks below bouseteams
taken 4 years ago, near to Allenheads, Northumberland, England
Concrete tanks below bouseteams
Bouseteams are bays dating from the lead mining industry where mined ore was stored before smelting; every partnership of miners would have its own bay; those in view here are just a few of those remaining. There's clearly been some reconstruction of the stepped wall ends.
The tanks must surely postdate the working life of the bouseteams as they would obstruct access to them.
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