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Visited with Pen15 and two non members
Dereliction at it's blandest TBH...
Big thanks to another forum member who is a top geezer for a few Welsh pointers to keep us all happy and entertained
Your history, as Shakespeare's sister sung....
The site was originally the Gem Brick Tile and Terra Cotta Works Company and locals still refer to the site as the 'Gem'. In 1901 it was voluntary wound up and the Alyn Brick Tile & Terracotta Company took over. The chimney was added in 1911 (built by Ephram Jones). By 1916 the plant had closed and it was then refitted as a silica works by Colin Steward Ltd. Colin Stewart Ltd closed when Levers ended the contract in 1959, More recently, the site was acquired by Clwyd Alloys, and was used as a foundry for the reclamation of scrap metal. The site closed in 2002.
As you do....
Thanks for looking
Dereliction at it's blandest TBH...
Big thanks to another forum member who is a top geezer for a few Welsh pointers to keep us all happy and entertained
Your history, as Shakespeare's sister sung....
The site was originally the Gem Brick Tile and Terra Cotta Works Company and locals still refer to the site as the 'Gem'. In 1901 it was voluntary wound up and the Alyn Brick Tile & Terracotta Company took over. The chimney was added in 1911 (built by Ephram Jones). By 1916 the plant had closed and it was then refitted as a silica works by Colin Steward Ltd. Colin Stewart Ltd closed when Levers ended the contract in 1959, More recently, the site was acquired by Clwyd Alloys, and was used as a foundry for the reclamation of scrap metal. The site closed in 2002.
As you do....
Thanks for looking
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