Chalk mines will be made safe next year
Hole in ground at High Barns Hemel Hempstead Nash Mills Patio collapse Chalk Mines
WORK to fill chalk mines that have blighted homes in Nash Mills, making it impossible for people to sell their properties, should be completed by April next year.
But while contractors work to fill the underground pits some people will have to temporarily move out of their Hemel Hempstead homes.
Last year Dacorum Borough Council secured just over £2million for works to make the area safe after a collapsed garden patio in Highbarns in 2007 revealed the problem.
The mines, located around Highbarns, Pond Road and East Green, are believed to have been dug in the 19th century to produce chalk for paper making at John Dickinson.
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robers06
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 08:20 PMReally useful caption under the photo.
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