Former chalk pit, Kenley
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Former chalk pit, Kenley
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 15 Oct 2011
Unsurprising that the steep slope of Riddlesdown should have been quarried for chalk. The map shows something unexpected here, however: an underground factory, possibly in a wartime shelter that existed at Kenley. I've not discovered any more information about it.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.326487
Longitude
-0.101142