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Coniston Coppermines Waterwheel

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Coniston Coppermines Waterwheel

Coniston Coppermines Waterwheel

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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    September 20, 2024

    This huge waterwheel, measuring 32 feet (nearly 10 metres) in diameter, was reinstalled at its original home at a former Victorian sawmill in Coniston’s Coppermines valley in 2019. Integral to the mill’s operation from 1850, it was removed when the mine ceased operations in around 1890.

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      Location: Coniston, South Lakeland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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