Gypsum is a mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.
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Gypsum Works, Temple Thore
The gypsum works at Kirkby Thore in the Eden Valley of Cumbria.
Gypsum (hydrated calcium sulphate) has been quarried or mined in the area for over 200 years, and this British Gypsum plant has produced plaster since 1910 and plasterboard since the 1960s.
Gypsum Works, Kirkby Thore
The gypsum works at Kirkby Thore in the Eden Valley of Cumbria.
Long Meg Gypsum Mine, Little Salkeld
The remains of Long Meg Gypsum Mine at Little Salkeld in the Eden Valley, Cumbria.
The mine was operated between 1880 and 1915 for the extraction of gypsum, and then from 1922 to 1976 for the extraction of anhydrite.
Long Meg Gypsum Mine, Little Salkeld
The remains of Long Meg Gypsum Mine beside the line of the old railway sidings at Little Salkeld in the Eden Valley, Cumbria.