. The site has a long and chequered history from clay production in the early part of the 20th century; during WW1 the site was a munitions store; between 1937 and 1989 it was used for a range of chemical manufacturing processes; between 1990 and 2004 the site reverted to a brickworks with clays sourced locally on site.
Since 2004 there has been no industrial activity with the redundant infrastructure falling into significant disrepair.
The chemical activity at the site was less controlled than required by modern standards and as a result practices took place with little or no regard to the environment and human health. The surface of the site is contaminated with hazardous fibres through previous manufacturing processes and building materials. It has been generating significant quantities of heavily polluted leachate through chemical contamination within the ground which runs out during rainfall polluting the local watercourses (Collins Brook and Cranleigh Waters). As a consequence the site was determined as contaminated land and listed as Special Site no. 1 in 2000. Unfortunatly all the machinery had been removed ,and the most interesting bit was one of the wooden buildings which contained some lab equipment . Visited with Stealth
Since 2004 there has been no industrial activity with the redundant infrastructure falling into significant disrepair.
The chemical activity at the site was less controlled than required by modern standards and as a result practices took place with little or no regard to the environment and human health. The surface of the site is contaminated with hazardous fibres through previous manufacturing processes and building materials. It has been generating significant quantities of heavily polluted leachate through chemical contamination within the ground which runs out during rainfall polluting the local watercourses (Collins Brook and Cranleigh Waters). As a consequence the site was determined as contaminated land and listed as Special Site no. 1 in 2000. Unfortunatly all the machinery had been removed ,and the most interesting bit was one of the wooden buildings which contained some lab equipment . Visited with Stealth
