Consett in County Durham


Example of a brown field development in Consett, County Durham. This is a view of the former site of the Consett steelworks. The steelworks closed in 1980 the buildings and slag heap on the 700-acre site cleared to make way for a mix of residential, commercial and recreational land, The transformation of the area has been under an operation called Project Genesis which has facilitated over 150 million pounds worth of development.


Size: 6000px × 4005px
Location: Consett, County Durham. England, UK
Photo credit: © Clearview / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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