Sikehead lead mine chimney on Durham moor near Blanchland

• Contributor: Clearview / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: BJ3FFB
• File size: 50.1 MB (1.9 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 5130 x 3414 px | 43.4 x 28.9 cm | 17.1 x 11.4 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 8 March 2010
• Location: Sikehead, 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 between Blanchland and Stanhope. These chimneys are relics of the now defunct lead mining industry which was once a major employer in the remote northern Pennines.