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Industrial archaeology in copper mines valley

Some good photogenic remains to remind one that this was a working environment and purpose of most of the housing in Coniston village. Not sure whether to feel glad - that guys don't have to slave their guts out for a pittance any more here (transferred to Brazil and China) or sad - that this gutsy real engineering no longer forms part of our living landscape
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station on the cable lifts on slopes of Old Man - remaining terrace of workers cottages below and one of many mines opposite
station on the cable lifts on slopes of Old Man - remaining terrace of workers cottages below and one of many mines opposite		 dangerously like a swastika, maybe appropriate for employment during the industrial revolution?
dangerously like a swastika, maybe appropriate for employment during the industrial revolution?		 end of the line
end of the line		 tower and tunnel on lower slopes of Old Man
tower and tunnel on lower slopes of Old Man
detail of joint between smooth custom cable and off-the-shelf replacement
detail of joint between smooth custom cable and off-the-shelf replacement		 part of the 45 deg 500M cable runs with modern replacement of an industrial worker
part of the 45 deg 500M cable runs with modern replacement of an industrial worker

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