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French Walls, Muntz’s Metal Works

13 September 2022 · Smethwick

A tall brick chimney and old brick industrial buildings beside a canal, with a towpath bridge in front. — Andrew Abbott, 13 September 2022. Geograph Britain and Ireland, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Select the picture to zoom and pan.

The French Walls site on the Birmingham Canal at Smethwick, where Muntz made yellow metal from 1842. How much of what stands dates from his time is not known.

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