Solway Works

Close-up of a worker drilling screws into a wooden plank in a construction yard at the Solway Chemical Works in Whitehaven. Solway Chemicals Ltd were a subsidiary of Marchon Products Ltd. In 1943, Marchon established a large chemical works at a site in Kells, Whitehaven. In 1955, Solway Chemicals Ltd opened a new anhydrite development next to the Marchon site. Sometimes known as Solway Works, this plant produced sulphuric acid and included an anhydrite mine, cement kilns and an acid plant. Artist John Laing plc. (Photo by by Historic England/Heritage Images via Getty Images)
Close-up of a worker drilling screws into a wooden plank in a construction yard at the Solway Chemical Works in Whitehaven. Solway Chemicals Ltd were a subsidiary of Marchon Products Ltd. In 1943, Marchon established a large chemical works at a site in Kells, Whitehaven. In 1955, Solway Chemicals Ltd opened a new anhydrite development next to the Marchon site. Sometimes known as Solway Works, this plant produced sulphuric acid and included an anhydrite mine, cement kilns and an acid plant. Artist John Laing plc. (Photo by by Historic England/Heritage Images via Getty Images)
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1345185546
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Hulton Archive
Date created:
01 January, 1953
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