Bissoe Arsenic Works, Cornwall, UK
N 50° 13.796 W 005° 07.626
30U E 348291 N 5566361
Quick Description: A lone mining chimney in Cornwall UK
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 7/17/2008 12:35:07 PM
Waymark Code: WM474W
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Long Description:
The Plaque says:
Minerals Tramways
Point Mills Arsenic Refinery
These modest remains are all that survive of Point Mill Arsenic Refinery. The “British Arsenic Company”, operated the works for a century ending with the outbreak of World war Two. The arsenic refined was famed for its high quality throughout Europe and beyond.
Reclamation work carried out by Carrick DC in Feb. 1995.
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