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An enthusiastic group joined Robert Forsythe in examining local industries at the turn of the 19th century which may have influenced John Martin in his childhood. Based at the Garden Station, Langley, it was ideally placed to explore the hidden heritage of this once bustling site, including visits to Langley Barony fireclay works, Langley smelt mill, and a walk along the flues which once carried the mill's noxious fumes to Stublick Chimney high on the North Pennine moors.
Industrial Archaeology group at the Garden Station
The group at Langley Fireclay Works
Sawmill Cottages: former smelt mill buildings
Complete section of flue above Langley
The group following the line of the flue towards Stublick Chimney
Stublick Chimney
View from the flue over Langley Dam and the Tyne Valley
Return along the railway line to the Garden Station
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