Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

Home to what used to be the largest water-powered industrial site on the River Sheaf, you can now take a gander at waterwheels, tilt hammers, a grinding hull (whatever that is) and the only fully intact crucible steel furnace still around today - in the whole world, mind you. That might sound like a bit of a mouthful, but they have CD-ROMs to lead you in the right direction, and for those whose eyes tend to stray, there are lots of button to push.

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