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c.1830 - 1968
The
site now occupied by the Museum was
formerly the Amberley chalk pits.
From the 1840s to the 1960s, chalk
was quarried and burnt in kilns to
make lime for mortar, for decorating
and for agricultural use. A century
ago the limeworks was one of the
largest in the region.
At
first there were several producers
at Amberley, making lime or cement.
By 1876 John Pepper and his son
Thomas Cunningham Pepper had taken
over the business of one of the lime
makers, and by the turn of the 20th
century they were the sole producers
on the site, continuing until the
closure of the business in 1968.
Peppers diversified into the
manufacture and distribution of
building materials, and had depots
in a number of Sussex towns. The
Museum contains chalk pits, kilns
and buildings from this once
important industry.
Further information is provided
around the site. More of the
history of the site is given below:-
Panels 1 2 3
Panels 4 5 6
Panels 7 8 9
Panels 10 11
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