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-May-1946 |
| Dolen | |
| Enw lle | SPONDON |
| Plwyf | |
| Ardal | |
| Gwlad | ENGLAND |
| Dwyreiniad / Gogleddiad | 440007, 334451 |
| Hydred / Lledred | -1.4050979176593, 52.905682786394 |
| Cyfeirnod Grid Cenedlaethol | SK400345 |
Pinnau
 Albert Road |
 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 |
| Lime Grove. |
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 |
| Dyehouse |
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 |
| CHADDESDEN |
 Peter Kazmierczak |
Sunday 6th of October 2013 12:41:05 AM |
| Raynesway. |
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 |
| SPONDON |
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 |
| Lodge Lane. |
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 |