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Gaunless Lead Mill, Copley

The lead smelting mill chimney, in woods to the south of Copley, was built in the early 19th Century, for the 3rd Earl of Darlington. The chimney is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.

Copley Historic Buildings and Monuments in Langleydale and Shotton Leadmill House, Copley Lead Mining and Smelting River Gaunless Grade II Listed

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Information board Gaunless Lead Mill

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Gaunless Mill

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Copley Chimney

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Copley chimney from the base

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Copley chimney

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Cottage beside River Gaunless

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Car Park below Copley Chimney

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Gaunless Lead smelt mill (Copley)
- "This is the site of a lead smelting mill operated from c.1770-1870. All that remains now is a tall chimney on the south side of the valley. The works, down …

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Smelt Mill Chimney, Copley
- "This is the chimney of the nearby smelt mill. It was constructed to disperse the poisonous fumes from the smelting of the Lead ore Galena. Little now remains of the …

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