What you see is a clear example of a steam pumping engine house, which was disused in the early 19th century, leaving its remains as an Ancient Monument.

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What you see is a clear example of a steam pumping engine house, which was disused in the early 19th century, leaving its remains as an Ancient Monument.

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Shildon Engine House was built around 1805 to house a Cornish pumping engine, which kept the network of lead mines operating underneath from flooding. Towards the end of its industrial life in the 1840s, an enormous steam engine was installed in a final attempt to keep the mines dry enough to work.

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Elevation 290 m

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Location: Blanchland, North East England, England, United Kingdom

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Shildon Engine House Ruins

1. Blanchland Geotrail

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3. Blanchland Abbey – Blanchland Village loop from Blanchland

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