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The ‘Retort' House - Seaham (seah0010)

Demolishing Bottleworks Chimney
‘Casting A Mould', Seaham Foundry

Photograph of single storey building of brick with slates on its roof and without walls other than at its end; in the middle of the building is a large round drum-like structure rising high above the roof of the building; four chimneys rising from the ground above the roof-line can be seen at the corners of the building; in front of the building are piles of timber on the ground; the building has been identified as the Retort House at Seaham

The ‘Retort' House - Seaham

Photograph of single storey building of brick with slates on its roof and without walls other than at its end; in the middle of the building is a large round drum-like structure rising high above the roof of the building; four chimneys rising from the ground above the roof-line can be seen at the corners of the building; in front of the building are piles of timber on the ground; the building has been identified as the Retort House at Seaham

Date: 1950 - 1959

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