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A History of the County of York North Riding
… manufacture, almost disused in 1874, 16 is now abandoned. Jet, the great object of Whitby industry, is found all along …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… discovered some years ago, but being now nearly exhausted. Jet, alum shale, cement stones and excellent freestone are …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… old alum works in the wood to the east of Thimbleby Lodge. Jet is also found, and is worked to some extent in Thimbleby. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… during the Second World War and one of the earliest jet bombers was stationed there. The airfield has since been …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… there are eight slag or 'Cinder' hills in Westerdale. 18 Jet of inferior quality was worked for a short time. 19 The …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… Ugglebarnby in 1760, 5 another for Dunsley Moor in 1793. 6 Jet has been worked from Saxon times. 7 The local sandstone …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… the hills and there are abundant traces of the working of jet, which was mined till 1892. The southern hill at the …