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Conical lumps of slag, discarded from ore smelting.

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Two items illustrating the industrial past of the valley lying in the shallow... (more)

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No, a circular plug of slag from the old Carnforth iron works. There are many... (more)

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This old and eroded pier a short distance north of Harrington Harbour appears to... (more)

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A close-up of components of the rubble wall in SO9390 : Brick-capped rubble wall, Maughan Street, Dudley. It is assumed to be... (more)

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A close-up of a component of the rubble wall in SO9390 : Brick-capped rubble wall, Parkway Road, Dudley. It is assumed to be... (more)

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A large works existed here during the 19th century to extract zinc from spent... (more)

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The bridge at the landward end, which maintains access at beach level. According... (more)

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A skip at the stock car racing track near Cote Stones, Warton. The outcrop is... (more)

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Can you see it? One of many weird and fanciful shapes that the slag outcrop has... (more)

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One of numerous ephemeral drainage channels on the sands, gone with the next... (more)

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A few sprigs of something are sprouting on the tidal sands. Warton Crag looms... (more)

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Varied rubbish and junk stashed beside an outcrop of slag from the old Carnforth... (more)

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The rubble seems to be a mixture of natural rock and lumps of slag; in some... (more)

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Here on the 18th century bridge NZ6519 : Bridge, Skelton Castle. These bricks are made of scoria,... (more)

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The north side of the pier near the end, which presumably was used as a quay.... (more)

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Looking along the pier from the bridge at the landward end. The pier was built... (more)

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The tide has just vacated the flat sands of the estuary beside the old slag... (more)

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A couple stroll along the ridge of slag outcrops that stretch north from the... (more)

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The tide has just vacated the flat sands of the estuary beside the old slag... (more)

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Just after high tide off the slag outcrops near Cote Stones.

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Incorporated in the approach to The Hive, Worcester's new library. This... (more)

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Evening sun lights up the stark white pinnacles of slag, framing a... (more)

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Evening sun breaks through making the outcrops stand out against the dark skies.

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The shingle and outcrops beyond the tidal sands are all slag waste from the old... (more)

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One of numerous shallow drainage channels on the sands off the old iron works... (more)

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The roadside boundary wall of St Paul's Church. It is composed of furnace... (more)

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The south side of the pier at the landward end. Note the sandy beach - there is... (more)

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Beside the railway bridge across the river Avon is a duct that carries... (more)

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Some of the blocks used in local buildings are distinct: they are the useful... (more)

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Lifebelt and floral tributes at the end of the pier. A hazy Black Combe is in... (more)

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