Remains of Wash Mills in Berengrave Nature Reserve
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Remains of Wash Mills in Berengrave Nature Reserve
Image: © Phil Bull Taken: 31 Mar 2009
These were used (1912-1920) to grind chalk to a slurry, which was then pumped to the British Standard cement plant at Motney Hill (see Image). The washmills were abandoned when the plant was uprated after World War I, and instead raw chalk was taken by 2 ft gauge railway (see Image) to the plant, where new, larger washmills were installed.
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Image Location
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51.373748
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0.615095