Path leading up from the Hogsmill River
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Path leading up from the Hogsmill River
Image: © Marathon Taken: 1 May 2013
Here a path leads downhill from Old Malden Lane to the River Hogsmill near Six Acre Meadow. In the early years of the 19th century, there were no less than twelve gunpowder mills beside the Hogsmill River within the parish of Malden, concentrated especially here near Malden Church. At 1 am on 2nd January 1742, one of these powder mills blew up with the magazine which contained 40 barrels of gunpowder. Great damage was done to the surrounding houses and the windows of the church 400 yards away were shattered. The explosion was heard in London. In 1854 two of the mills closer to the road blew up. It is rather more peaceful here now.
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Image Location
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51.38041
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-0.26115