Rockwood Pigments, High Tor Works, Matlock Bath January 09

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Rockwood Pigments, High Tor Works, Matlock Bath. Former site of the Via Gellia Colour Works. Visited with Lucy91

Footbridge over the River Derwent

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I love the access via the bridge :) the site seems to be in quite good nick too. Is it just me or do some of those pics seem to show a lot of the surfaces to have a reddish-brown tinge?
 
Nice site and good pics.

Any idea when it closed? I ask because I drive through Matlock Bath to Matlock an the way to see the dragon :mrgreen: and when i've been through in the week in working hours i'm sure i've seen activity recently-ish.
 
Nice site and good pics.

Any idea when it closed? I ask because I drive through Matlock Bath to Matlock an the way to see the dragon :mrgreen: and when i've been through in the week in working hours i'm sure i've seen activity recently-ish.

I Really wasn`t sure whether it was or not when we visited mate :mrgreen: I haven`t managed to find anything out yet either
 
I love the access via the bridge :) the site seems to be in quite good nick too. Is it just me or do some of those pics seem to show a lot of the surfaces to have a reddish-brown tinge?

Yeah great bridge :) I noticed the red/brown covering, couldn`t make my mind up whether it was rust from the old framework or what they`d been working on
 
Splendid! I used to spend quite a lot of time in Matlock Bath, lovely place. Always had my eye on this gaff with it's interesting access, you have really captured it well. Well done for getting in and showing us around. I would be suprised if this remains intact for long, it's quite prime land I would have thought?
 
Splendid! I used to spend quite a lot of time in Matlock Bath, lovely place. Always had my eye on this gaff with it's interesting access, you have really captured it well. Well done for getting in and showing us around. I would be suprised if this remains intact for long, it's quite prime land I would have thought?

Thanks TK421, my pleasure :)
 
what a lovely place.
i love the brickwork and the bridge
a a star place and it seems verry calm:)
 
Nice site and good pics.

Any idea when it closed? I ask because I drive through Matlock Bath to Matlock an the way to see the dragon :mrgreen: and when i've been through in the week in working hours i'm sure i've seen activity recently-ish.

I think they closed it because Rockwood purchased the pigments divisions of Johnson Matthey colours (now defunct) and moved all the business to Kidsgrove, Stoke on Trent.....
 

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