Remains of Point Mills Arsenic Refinery
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Remains of Point Mills Arsenic Refinery
Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 3 Oct 2008
The British Arsenic Company, which later became the Cornwall Arsenic Company, operated these works for a century, ending with the outbreak of WW2. The production of arsenic was a by product of tin smelting (more information here: http://www.pznow.co.uk/historic1/tin5.html ). The arsenic from these works was noted for its high quality and was exported for use in cotton plantations to control boll weevil. After the refinery closed the site remained derelict until it was landscaped to form a public recreational area in 1986.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.230128
Longitude
-5.126695