Smelt mill flue chimney about 50 metres east of Spikehead Dam (Ramshaw, Weardale)
Smelt Mill Flue Chimney abt 50M E of Sikehead Dam © DCC 2006
Smelt Mill Flue Chimney abt 50M E of Sikehead Dam © DCC 2006
Smelt Mill Flue Chimney abt 50M E of Sikehead Dam © DCC 2006
Smelt Mill Flue Chimney abt 50M E of Sikehead Dam © DCC 2006
This chimney was connected, via a flue, to the nearby smelt mill {D800}. This would allow a safer dispersal of the poisonous fumes from the smelting of the Galena ore. The chimney is millstone grit with yellow brick. It has been damaged in the past - though now is a Listed Building.
D37448
Listed Building
• National Heritage List for England Entry Number: 1279148
Scheduled Monument
• National Heritage List for England Entry Number: 1015862
• National Heritage List for England Entry Number: 1279148
Scheduled Monument
• National Heritage List for England Entry Number: 1015862
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