Blast furnaces, South Wales, 1885. Artist: Unknown

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Blast furnaces, South Wales, 1885. The pollution being generated during the production of iron and steel at Siemens Iron and Steel Works, Landore, is typical of the conditions in the heavily industrialised Swansea area of South Wales at this time. From The English Illustrated Magazine. (London, 1885).

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Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,Wales,Swansea,Swansea
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