Gypsum Mines Limited

Created by the 1903 amalgamation of the Sub-Wealden Gypsum Company with the Kingston Gypsum Company of Nottingham, giving one firm a southern and a midland works serving different markets. Both made the anhydrous plaster sold as Sirapite. It was acquired by British Plaster Board in 1936.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Brightling and Mountfield Gypsum Mines East Sussex 1903–1936

Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026

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