StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Lonsdale Haematite Ironworks

whn - whitey rock

24 Jul 2016 2 1 313
This conspicuous feature on the shoreline, underneath Bransty, is "whitey rock" ... This slag bank is almost the only feature remaining to mark the location of the Lonsdale Haematite Ironworks, which ceased production at the very start of the twentieth century, just after Whitehaven's shipyards had closed, greatly reducing demand.