Light at the End of the Tunnel in the Hoffman Kiln & Lime underground works near Stainforth used in the production of slake-lime, Craven Skipton, UK

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The Hoffmann kiln is a series of batch process kilns. Hoffmann kilns are the most common kiln used in production of bricks and some other ceramic products. Patented by German Friedrich Hoffmann for brickmaking in 1858, it was later used for lime-burning, and was known as the Hoffmann continuous kiln.

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Size: 5007px × 3318px
Location: Skipton, UK
Photo credit: © Cernan Elias / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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