Askam Pier

Askam Pier, May 2021, and the indentations of sleepered track can still be seen in the tipped slag some ninety years after the nearby Askam Iron Works closed. The fierce tides in the Duddon Estuary have not made much impact on the huge pier structure in the intervening years.

Location: Askam Pier

Original line: Furness Iron & Steel Company

Photographer: Mark Bartlett

Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett

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Date: 18/05/2021

Image number: 76885


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