EAW000365 ENGLAND (1946). Courtaulds Silk Factory and environs, Spondon, 1946

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Pennawd [EAW000365] Courtaulds Silk Factory and environs, Spondon, 1946
Cyfeirnod EAW000365
Dyddiad 16-April-1946
Dolen
Enw lle SPONDON
Plwyf
Ardal
Gwlad ENGLAND
Dwyreiniad / Gogleddiad 440007, 334451
Hydred / Lledred -1.4050979176593, 52.905682786394
Cyfeirnod Grid Cenedlaethol SK400345

Pinnau


Chaddite
Friday 12th of February 2021 05:32:01 AM
Possibly this patch of smudges represent the position of the admin/accommodation buildings associated with the 2ndWW HAA Gun Battery, designation number H/DNH7. GDA Nottingham and Derby.

redmist
Wednesday 19th of June 2019 08:22:59 PM
WW2 have camoufleurs integrated ground features into camouflage scheme TBC

Sparky
Friday 1st of September 2017 04:39:13 PM
Bus park. Dozens of buses came from all over southern Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire bringing in workers then taking the outgoing shift home. At its peak before and after the second world war over 20,000 workers were employed here. When Courtaulds took over in '57 12,000 were employed, they reduced this to 7,000 in two years. When I started as an apprentice fitter turner in 1959 the total was just over 6,000.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:36:20 PM
Pre-fabs on what is now Craddock Avenue.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:29:04 PM
New cut. This was built to allow excess water in the river to flow away thereby not flooding the British Celanese site.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:26:31 PM
Dor oliver dirty water treatment plant. The works trade effluent was treated here prior to going to the Derby Corporation water treatment plant.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:24:29 PM
The famous 'Anglers Arms, Spondon.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:22:26 PM
I lived here at No 86 Willowcroft Road.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:20:54 PM

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:18:19 PM
Moult Avenue.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:16:54 PM
Merchant Avenue. Derby Corporation houses.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:14:03 PM
Willowcroft Road.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:12:15 PM
Lakes built by British Celanese for back-up water supply if and when the river levels fell.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:11:06 PM
These two farm buildings were the Derby Co-operative Society dairy department.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:09:27 PM
Canal side cottages.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:07:13 PM
Kirk Lees Avenue, Spondon.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:05:57 PM
Stoney Cross. Spondon.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:04:56 PM
Derby Corporation water treatment works (sewage works).

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:03:09 PM
Derby Canal.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 07:00:38 PM
Cambridge Street.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 06:59:29 PM
Lime shed. Lime was fed into the dirty water outlet to ensure that any minor pollutants were weakened. All contaminated water from the site was passed through the sites own water treatment plant before being sent to the Derby Corporation water treatment plant (sewage works).

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 06:57:43 PM
Just here were the two outlets into the river for clean and dirty (non contaminated) water.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 06:54:22 PM
Spondon A & H Power stations.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 06:51:47 PM
Leach Neal's dye works.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 06:50:11 PM
The Homestead.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 06:31:32 PM
Fabric manufacturing shed. After Courtaulds took over British Celanese this was cleared our and became National Plastics Limited, a member of the Courtaulds group.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:27:09 PM
One of the many fabric manufacturing units on the site, knitting and weaving along with the dyeing and printing sheds plus garment manufacturing.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:24:40 PM
After Courtaulds took over B C L in 1957 this was converted to 'Steel Cords' Limited, a joint company with British Ropes Limited, making steel cord for car tyres.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:29:20 PM
Acetate film and sheet at this end of the road.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:22:35 PM
The famous 'Moon Hotel' Spondon.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:21:12 PM
Spinning dope and spinning rooms around this sector.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:20:16 PM
Various yarn processing plants along this row.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:18:58 PM
British Celanese sports ground.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:17:55 PM
Acetate chemicals department.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:16:53 PM
River Derwent.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:15:59 PM
Boiler house.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:15:09 PM
Cellulose flake production department.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:14:24 PM
1200 department.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:12:44 PM

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:10:54 PM
Fabric print shed.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:10:29 PM
29 plant British Celanese Limited.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:09:32 PM
Main Avenue, British Celanese Limited.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:08:41 PM

Peter Kazmierczak
Sunday 6th of October 2013 12:41:05 AM

Peter Kazmierczak
Sunday 6th of October 2013 12:39:29 AM
Route marked for future Borrowash by-pass.

Peter Kazmierczak
Sunday 6th of October 2013 12:38:12 AM

Peter Kazmierczak
Sunday 6th of October 2013 12:36:46 AM
Station Road, Spondon.

Peter Kazmierczak
Sunday 6th of October 2013 12:35:21 AM

Peter Kazmierczak
Sunday 6th of October 2013 12:34:21 AM
Spondon Station - LMS (ex-MR).

Peter Kazmierczak
Sunday 6th of October 2013 12:33:06 AM
St Werburgh's Church, Spondon.

Peter Kazmierczak
Sunday 6th of October 2013 12:31:52 AM

Cyfraniadau Grŵp

British Celanese Limited, Not Courtaulds.

Courtaulds began manufacturing viscose fibres in the 1900's.

Viscose was the worlds first 'Man Made Fibre' commonly known as 'artificial silk'.

British Celanese developed acetate fibres just after the first world war.

Viscose was relatively easy to produce compared to acetate fibres thus it was cheaper. Acetate though was of a far superior quality and thus was able to compete against viscose, quality v's cheapness. Courtaulds tried on three occasions to take over British Celanese and did not succeed until 1957.

Triggy
Wednesday 15th of January 2014 09:48:30 PM
This is the British Celanese Limited cellulose acetate manufacturing plant at Spondon. Courtaulds did not take over B C L until 1957.

Triggy
Tuesday 14th of January 2014 03:07:18 PM