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Rules! No Bad language or derogatory remarks Please or we will delete. Anyone sharing our content on Face Book must credit 'Hebburn and our Neighbours'.Re: Jarrow Slake and timber ponds
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Where the timber ponds used to” season” the wooden timbers.
However that seems wrong as these days after timber is sawn it’s stacked up to dry out.
There must have been some commercial reason to use the ponds.
As has been said the timbers would have stunk to high heaven.
Allan C.
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