River Crane at Brazil Mill
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River Crane at Brazil Mill
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 25 Nov 2011
This bridge together with a weir, sluices and mill race are the remains of Brazil Mill, one of the many mills along the Crane which up until the 20th century by all accounts was a very industrial river with sword works, copper and paper mills, dye works and gunpowder factories all in what is now West London suburbia. The mill here was recorded as making paper in 1671. By 1721 it was a dye works, making pigment from Brazil wood, hence the name. It burnt down around 1862. The surrounding woodland is still called Brazil Mill Wood. Article on River Crane Mills on http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22278
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Image Location
Latitude
51.456945
Longitude
-0.400744