1982

SJ6775 : Lion Salt works, Marston

taken 42 years ago, near to Marston, Cheshire West And Chester, England

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Lion Salt works, Marston
Lion Salt works, Marston
This was the last large open pan salt works in the UK and used pumped brine. There is a small sea salt operation at Maldon but it can't match this for atmosphere and they don't allow visitors. The pan is working, hence the steam and the salt crystals were skimmed into the moulds that can be seen on the side of the pan (being filled) and on the floor in front (full). This was real history in the making. The site is being conserved but it will never be the same again.

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Category: Industrial heritage > Industrial heritage
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Tweeted from @geograph_bi in June 2015 Automatic Clusters: · Brine Pump [29] Other Photos: · Former Lion Salt Works at Marston, Cheshire · Lion Salt Works - salt making 'experience' · Lion Salt works - salt making experience Title Clusters: · Lion Salt works, Marston [3] ·
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SJ6775, 190 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 8 June, 1982   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 26 June, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 671 754 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:16.5057N 2:29.6896W
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