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Killhope Wheel

By Philip_H
Taken at the North of England Lead Mining Museum, also known as Killhope, an industrial museum near the village of Cowshill, County Durham, England. The museum stands on the site of the former Park Level Mine, which is being restored to show the workings of a 19th century lead mine. One of the main features of the reconstructed mine is the Killhope Wheel, a 10-metre-diameter metal waterwheel. This was constructed by the Tyneside firm of William Armstrong. Although other waterwheels were used in and around the mine, this was the largest, and the only one to survive the decades of neglect. It has now been restored to full working order.

In the image, I have deliberately left the sky white as I thought it suited the bleached timber and grey stone and the general mood of the scene.

Thanks for all the C&C's on my last upload from the Cotswolds.

Best wishes,
Philip

Tags: Architecture Waterwheel Mining County durham Wagon Lead mine Industrial museum Killhope Mining Museum North of england lead mining museum Killhope wheel William armstrong

Voters: helenlinda, BarbaraR, CarolG and 14 more


Uploaded:
19 May 2012 5:34PM
Camera:
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18
Shutter Speed:
1/160s
Aperture:
f/4.0
ISO:
100
Focal Length:
6.1 mm
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Comments


helenlinda Plus
15 374 22 United Kingdom
19 May 2012 5:49PM
Well composed with lots of interesting features in the image Smile
Helen
mrswoolybill Plus
15 3.3k 2537 United Kingdom
19 May 2012 6:27PM
Recognised it in the thumbnail! It's a good place.
The bigger picture and the smaller picture combined here.
Moira
Last modified by mrswoolybill on 19 May 2012 6:28PM
Jasper87 Plus
12 3.1k 162 England
19 May 2012 7:06PM
A well-worked composition, philip.

Dave
barbarahirst 14 27 12 United Kingdom
19 May 2012 7:24PM
great comp.
taggart Plus
18 47 15 United States
19 May 2012 8:43PM
This is a well composed image with lots and lots to look at--- supports your text very nicely!
bobsblues 12 10 2 United Kingdom
20 May 2012 8:33AM
A well taken image and a good place for photography ,Mickbee would just love all the rust around there .
Rob

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