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Lead Mining in the Yorkshire Dales
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Former Mining Bell Pits

Former Bell Pits on Grassington Moor. The whole area shows the marks of an industrial past. Note the non-vegetated areas in the upper right quarter of the picture where lead spoil has poisoned the ground to further growth.

 

Photograph © John Morrison