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ST4955 : Lead slag

taken 8 years ago, near to Charterhouse, Somerset, England

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Lead slag
Lead slag
The dark and glassy looking slag heaps are the leftovers from the lead smelting process. Nature is slowly recovering, not only from the initial upheaval of the mining, but also from the effects of lead levels in the soil. Such poisoning has had a noticeable impact on the wildlife hereabouts.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Uplands Industry Primary Subject: Industrial Site other tags: Former Lead Mine Workings Slag Heaps Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Lead Mining [7] · Slag Heaps [3] Title Clusters: · Lead slag [2] ·
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ST4955, 32 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Neil Owen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 31 March, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 4 April, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 4969 5521 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:17.6271N 2:43.3747W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 4967 5520
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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