EAW005668 ENGLAND (1947). The Mersey Power Co Electric Power Station, Runcorn, 1947

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Title [EAW005668] The Mersey Power Co Electric Power Station, Runcorn, 1947
Reference EAW005668
Date 15-May-1947
Link
Place name RUNCORN
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 349760, 382120
Longitude / Latitude -2.7545197479482, 53.333332714153
National Grid Reference SJ498821

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WW2 AIR RAID SHELTER FOR THE US OFF CREW.

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Wednesday 9th of October 2024 10:17:14 AM
BASE FOR BARRACKS BALLOON CREW

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Wednesday 9th of October 2024 10:15:50 AM
BALLOON SITE, MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL FOOTBALL PITCH,

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Wednesday 9th of October 2024 10:12:12 AM

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 04:36:23 PM
EVANS BIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, LESCHER & WEB, ANIMAL TESTING. AT THIS TIME,LABS MEDICAL PRODUCTS,ON THE SITE OF CROFTON LODGE, GARDENS ORCHARDS, HOUSE STILL IN USE BY COMPANY. NOW HOUSING STAPLEY CLOSE,DRAYTON CLOSE AND PENN LANE TO CLAYTON CRESCENT.

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 04:34:22 PM
WESTFIELD FARM, PART OF IN PIC NO HOUSE BARN,, USED BY EVANS, LESCHER & WEB,FOR STABLES, THEN A PIG FARM.

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 04:20:32 PM

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 04:09:29 PM
REEDS COTTAGE.

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 04:08:15 PM
THE START OF OVER 300 MILES OF POWER CABLE WHEN FIRST BUILT,BUILT BY I.C.I AND CALLED MERSEY POWER COMPANY,THEN MERSEY POWER AND NORTH WALES ELECTRICITY BOARD, OR M.A.N.W.E.B. BEFORE EVERYTHING WAS NATIONALIZED,POWER, DOCKS,MINES, RAILWAYS,HEALTH CARE.ET ALL.

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 02:13:35 PM
COCK & HEN LANE A ROUGH DIRT FARM TRACK THEN, NOW WESTFIELD ROAD.

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 01:39:31 PM

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 01:36:38 PM
CINDER TRACK AS WE NEW IT,NOW PICOW FARM ROAD, SOME SPELL IT DIFF.

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 01:35:39 PM
ASH,CINDERS FROM POWER STATIONS.

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 01:33:21 PM
FOLLY LANE JUNCTION, SIGNAL BOX.

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 01:31:12 PM
ELLESMERE WHARF.

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 01:29:28 PM
SITE OF THE BRICK MAKING FACTORY.

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 01:15:40 PM
CLAY PIT FLOODED, CLAY USED TO MAKE BRICKS.

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 01:08:11 PM
FADED WWII CAMOUFLAGE PAINT.

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 01:05:37 PM
WWII AIR RAID SHELTER FOR BARRAGE BALLOON CREW CONFIRMED BY SOME ONE WHO HAS BEEN IN IT, IN USE AFTER WWII AS OFFICE.

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 01:04:07 PM
AGAIN WRONG STOP PUTTING TAGS ON UNLESS 100% OF THE FACT, TBC IT IS CONFIRMED AS AGAIN WRONG THEY ARE CONCRETE FENCE POSTS WITH PLAIN ROUND WIRE BETWEEN THEM, SAME AS OTHER ANTI TANK YOU HAVE TAGS ON IN THE FIELDS THIS WAS A WWII BALLOON SITE.

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 12:58:14 PM
No anti tank Obstacles, ditches on any of the fields from Runcorn to Weston point. WALK ON before and during the war, stop putting silly tags on you see photo no tags and put a tag on,if you are not 100% DON'T.played on them, fish em full of newts,frogs at this time, walked along there If U look at other pics from diff angles you will see just a hedge, fence

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Sunday 17th of February 2019 12:46:28 PM
WW2 Anti-Tank Obstacles TBC

Sparky
Saturday 26th of August 2017 12:15:43 AM
Hello No anti tank Obstacles, ditches on any of the fields from Runcorn to Weston point. played on them, fish em full of newts,frogs at this time, walked along there If U look at other pics from diff angles you will see just a hedge, fence

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Sunday 29th of April 2018 08:26:03 PM
WW2 Anti-Tank Obstacles TBC

Sparky
Saturday 26th of August 2017 12:14:50 AM
Hello No WW2 Anti-Tank Obstacles on the cinder track laid with ash cinders from power station, still got some in my elbow falling off my bike black as pitch along there at night and a coal black track full of potholes, with out man made obstacles.

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Sunday 29th of April 2018 08:43:40 PM
WW2 Structure TBC

Sparky
Saturday 26th of August 2017 12:13:16 AM
YES THIS WAS A BARAGE BALLOON SITE ONE BALLOON, THIS WAS AIR RAID SHELTER

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Wednesday 9th of January 2019 03:09:27 PM