A view of plant on the construction site of the Solway Chemical Works in Whitehaven, showing material being tipped into a dumper truck

Date:
22 Jul 1953
Location:
Solway Works, Kells, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria
Reference:
JLP01/08/010235
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

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.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Chemical Works, Construction