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Rise Hill, Cumbria
First screened 1 February 2009

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The wild, windswept beautiful Yorkshire Dales with a load of Time Team people spoiling the view



The wild, windswept beautiful Yorkshire Dales with a load of Time Team people spoiling the view
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Plan of site showing trenches and geophys on day 2 as well as the possible route of a supply railwayMatt's trench over the railway that supplied the navvy campTony and Mike Nevell stand in the highlighted remains of the boiler houseGraphic recreation of the harp design on a pipe fragment discovered on site
3D graphic reconstruction of the inside of a navvy hutThe massive spoil heaps around the two air shafts of the Rise Hill tunnelA selection of the pipes discovered on site – all had their own stories to tellThe pipe with the tobacco beetle emblem – the band around the top is all that remains of the original lid
Trouser button once worn by a navvyThe bottom of a wine glass discovered on siteThis possible candle holder was found in the latrine – not the best place to lose it on a cold, dark nightIndustrial archaeologist Mike Nevell with the overshoe found in the boiler room
Site director Francis Pryor smells the fruits of Raksha's labour in the latrine trench. Francis is not impressedThe little pottery dog discovered by Faye – looks very similar to the one your granny had on the mantelpieceTony, Kerry and navvy Matt. Note the barrow is clean and Matt is smiling. All this would changeTracey at the trench across the reservoir that was used to supply water for a steam engine
Phil at the navvy hut trench where the central stone chimney base is beginning to emergeLatrine digger Raksha and navvy Matt compare odoursTony and Faye Simpson laugh in the face of adversityThe wild, windswept beautiful Yorkshire Dales with a load of Time Team people spoiling the view
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