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Pates Knowe Lead Smelter

Lead Smelter (early 18th Century) - (early 19th Century) (1716)-(1815)
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  • Colin Kinnear, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Chris Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Alan O'Dowd, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mick Garratt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Billy McCrorie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Chris Wimbush, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rude Health, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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