The Treacle Mine
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Treacle Mine by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.
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The Treacle Mine
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 18 Aug 2005
Before WW2 a young lad pointed at Grays Chalk Pit and asked “what’s that Dad?” the reply was “A Treacle Mine Son” more than sixty years later the brewery had a competition to name their new pub serving Chafford Hundred. “The Treacle Mine” won.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.49512
Longitude
0.317893