The Morley Park area had mines for iron and coal; these two blast furnaces were built in 1780 and 1818, and were closed by 1874. This field was an ironworks, with tramways connecting iron casting sheds and coke ovens. © Copyright Mike Stace and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
This photograph is by carnkie and was uploaded May 7th 2009. © carnkie please do not copy or distribute without prior express permission.
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