As you can see from the diagram in the preceding post, the sluice brought water from the lake down to the furnace, where it drove a waterwheel, which in turn powered the bellows which fired the furnace.

This rustic, wooden bridge passed over the sluice.


From the bridge looking towards the lake.


From the bridge looking towards the furnace (you can just about see it in the background).


The water from the sluice as it runs by the furnace.

Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II

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