Description:
Showing the pit and plaster slab works of possibly Shepherds Plaster Works with Gotham works on the left. Track along top left to right leads to Court Hill.
Later part of British Gypsum, closed in 1994.
Gypsum is a naturally occurring rock which, when ground to a powder and heated, loses most of its moisture. When mixed with water it forms a paste or 'slurry' which sets solid. This simple discovery has made gypsum one of the most useful and versatile building materials and forms the basis of a huge industry producing a wide range of building and medical products. In the Midlands there is a wide belt of gypsum stretching from Uttoxeter to Newark, which has been mined since Roman times.