Sikehead chimney in the Northern Pennines.

• Contributor: Clearview / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: D0CG62
• File size: 44 MB (2.2 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 3201 x 4809 px | 27.1 x 40.7 cm | 10.7 x 16 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 8 March 2010
• Location: Rookhope,County Durham,England,UK

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One of two chimneys adjacent to Sikehead Dam which lies below Bolts Law on the Durham Moors in the Northern Pennines near Blanchland, Rookhope and Stanhope. These chimneys are relics of the now defunct lead mining industry which was once a major employer in the remote northern Pennines.