Fine ore hopper
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Mortar, Steel, Stone
Measurements
2.4 x 4.4 m*; 3.8 m* (Length)
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Borrowdale, Cumbria
NT 771070
Summary
Fine ore hopper. An integral part of the building. Fed by gravity from screen (NT/FC009) above. North wall slopes to form hopper. Steel deflector plate hanging from Level 7 floor. Still contains a substantial quantity of crushed ore. Electric light fitting suspended from floor above. Water pipe with sprinklers for damping ore.