EAW000367 ENGLAND (1946). Courtaulds Silk Factory and environs, Spondon, 1946
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| Title | [EAW000367] Courtaulds Silk Factory and environs, Spondon, 1946 |
| Reference | EAW000367 |
| Date | 16-April-1946 |
| Link | |
| Place name | SPONDON |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 439953, 334655 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.4058757579178, 52.907520738894 |
| National Grid Reference | SK400347 |
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 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 |
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| WW2 Camouflage Scheme |
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| Derby - Nottingham Road. |
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| Moor End. |
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| Spondon Tar works. |
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| Anglers Lane with original Anglers Arms pub at top left hand corner. |
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| Gravel Pit Lane. |
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| South Avenue. |
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| Cambridge Street. |
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| Kirk Lees Avenue. |
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| Moult Avenue. (This stretch later became South Avenue when South Avenue was extended). |
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| Bus park. |
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| Spondon power station.
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| The Vernon Arms. |
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| The Malt Shovel. (Well worth a visit if in the area). |
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Tuesday 17th of November 2015 02:45:20 PM |
| Lodge Lane. |
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Tuesday 17th of November 2015 02:43:40 PM |
| White Swan Inn. (Still going strong). |
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Tuesday 17th of November 2015 02:42:14 PM |
| Price of Wales pub. (Still serving good Cask beers). |
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Tuesday 17th of November 2015 02:41:16 PM |
| Spondon village centre. |
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| Willowcroft Road. |
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Tuesday 17th of November 2015 02:38:44 PM |
| Anglers Arms. (Now, sadly gone, a care home built on the site). |
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| Moon Hotel. (This has recently changed its name to the 'Canal Turn'). |
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Tuesday 17th of November 2015 02:36:40 PM |
| Spondon station. LMS Line Derby to Nottingham. |
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| Derby canal. |
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| River Derwent. |
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| This was British Celanese Limited, NOT Courtaulds Limited. and it was Acetate manufacture, NOT silk.
Courtaulds did not take over British Celanese until 1957.
It still traded as British Celanese for many years afterwards. |
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| Strip of land laid out for the Borrowash By-Pass prior to the second world war. |
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| Land laid out for Borrowash By-pass prior to the second world war. |
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Tuesday 17th of November 2015 02:27:53 PM |
| Merchant Avenue. |
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Tuesday 17th of November 2015 02:26:40 PM |
| Locko Road. |
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Tuesday 17th of November 2015 02:25:47 PM |
| Huntley Avenue. |
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Tuesday 17th of November 2015 02:24:39 PM |
| Spondon anti-aircraft site & camp. |
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Tuesday 17th of November 2015 02:23:45 PM |
| Dale Road, Spondon. |
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Tuesday 17th of November 2015 02:22:39 PM |
| Ockbrook corner. |
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Tuesday 17th of November 2015 02:21:45 PM |