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Walthamstow Coppermill

This was a former oil mill and was acquired by the British Copper Company in 1808 for rolling copper ingots into sheets for general use and coinage. The site was water powered. Rolling mill ceased 1857 and bought by the East London Waterworks that used the wheel to pump water. It also added the tower to accommodate a Bull pumping engine. An ancient wooden crane is out of view to the left but appears overwhelmed by foliage.

See A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Hertfordshire and the Lea Valley by Tim Smith and Bob Carr (2004).