EPW019354 ENGLAND (1927). The Nuera Artificial Silk Works, St Helens, 1927
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| Title | [EPW019354] The Nuera Artificial Silk Works, St Helens, 1927 |
| Reference | EPW019354 |
| Date | September-1927 |
| Link | |
| Place name | ST HELENS |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 353047, 393648 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.7068732339176, 53.437259257899 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ530936 |
Pins
 Remains of Sutton Oak copper works, closed in December 1895 (ref Barker & Harris, 'A Merseyside town in the industrial revolution, St Helens 1750-1900). |
 tim birch |
Saturday 11th of March 2023 09:30:27 PM |
| Sutton Oak Junction signal box |
Gitfinger |
Sunday 15th of May 2022 08:06:32 PM |
| Watery Lane |
pauloyick |
Thursday 2nd of January 2014 05:09:59 PM |
| Lancots Lane |
Paul Pritchard |
Tuesday 26th of June 2012 05:14:34 PM |
| Ellamsbridge Rd |
Paul Pritchard |
Tuesday 26th of June 2012 05:13:44 PM |
User Comment Contributions
Can anyone help with info on who the company was and what was the product and was it manufacturing or processing? Triggy. Dave Trigg. Derby. |
Triggy |
Saturday 1st of March 2014 10:17:49 PM |
I have found that the Nuera Artificial Silk Company started production in 1925 on the site of the St Helens Glass Company works on Lancots Lane. It was, apparently, a reasonably successful venture and had an association with Courtaulds (what a shock) but suddenly went into voluntary liquidation in July 1930. The site was re-opened in 1934 by British Sidac Limited, manufacturing 'Rayophane' cellulose packaging film. This business continued until 1982. This leads me to believe that the 'Artificial Silk' was in fact Viscose, I know that Courtaulds did all in its power to eliminate UK competitors in the viscose field but would have encouraged and Acetate manufacturers in an effort to reduce the dominance of British Celanese in the Acetate production. Plus, 'Rayophane' would have been a film similar to 'Cellophane', produced using the viscose process, also British Celanese were the only UK producers of Acetate film, produced by a far more expensive method and viscose based films. |
Triggy |
Saturday 1st of March 2014 10:09:10 PM |
On the last line in my 11:09 posting it should read than, not and. Sorry about that. |
Triggy |
Saturday 1st of March 2014 10:17:49 PM |