[Sussex] Mines in Sussex (was: Installing wireless cards)

[John D.]

On Thursday 08 March 2007 22:50, Steve Dobbo Dobson wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 08, 2007 at 08:14:00PM -0000, John Crowhurst wrote:
> > All joking aside, Mountfield (near Battle) has Gypsum mines that run deep
> > into the hillside. Deep enough to withstand a nuclear strike.
>
> Well I live and learn.  I know Battle, it was part of my commut for many
> years ago (not the Mountfield route) and also the best route to my parents.
> I've driven past Mountfield a few time, no often but a few, and never knew.
I understand that it's the oldest, continuously worked mine in the country. 
They've been digging the white stuff there for about 200 or so years AFAIK.

John D.