Frogmore Mills - wheel pits
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Frogmore Mills - wheel pits
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 11 Mar 2007
This site was the first in the UK to use the Fourdrinier paper machine. It was originally water powered by wheels in this location but now has a reciprocating steam engine to operate its more recent Fourdrinier machine. Note a football is trapped in the flow, bottom left of centre.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.738493
Longitude
-0.468598