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Waterpower

The Rookhope valley was full of reservoirs and water leats that supplied a head of water for many different purposes. Water pressure was used for pumping water out of mines, for powering winding gear, for crushing and sorting ore and for providing air blasts for smelting.

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PREHISTORIC BURIALROMAN PERIOD FARMANGLO-SAXON ROYAL PALACEMEDIEVAL VILLAGEMEDIEVAL CASTLEPOST-MEDIEVAL LEAD WORKINGTWENTIETH CENTURY COAL MINE