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Killhope wheel

Overshot waterwheel of 33ft 6in diameter, 6ft wide, built c.1860 for powering machinery for crushing lead ore from Park Level mine.

Date:

c.1986

Period:

1976 - 2000

Place:

Killhope

Item Type:

postcard

Donor:

North Yorks. Library

Artist:

Swift, E (Witton-Le-Wear WI)

Reference:

DR02864

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