Nelson's Cement Works Stockton

[archie57]

I don't recall seeing any mention of this canal restoration......

http://www.willowwrentraining.co.uk/gallery.html

[john6767]

I saw Willow Wren's post on twitter last week and was going to bring this up. From what they are saying the are going to excavate out the basin, and use it for moorings. They have a write up here http://www.willowwrentraining.co.uk/basinrestoration.html

[matty40s]

I saw Willow Wren's post on twitter last week and was going to bring this up. From what they are saying the are going to excavate out the basin, and use it for moorings. They have a write up here http://www.willowwrentraining.co.uk/basinrestoration.html

Very excellent news.

I sneaked down there a few years ago ( before WW had started on the wharf frontage) and a lot of it looked in quite good nick - albeit very overgrown.

[RLWP]

It was quite a big site: http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=17&lat=52.2802&lon=-1.3527&layers=171&right=BingHyb

 

Richard

[Ray T]

More here:

 

http://www.mirrormist.com/chas.nelson.cenent.works.stocton.htm

 

http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=55629&hl=nelson%26%2339%3Bs

 

Lots of images here:

 

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=nelson+cement+works&qpvt=nelson+cement+works&qpvt=nelson+cement+works&FORM=IGRE

 

RLWP should like this:

 

 

The water tower still exists:

 

Edited November 8, 2015 by Ray T

[RLWP]

Want to know more about the cement works? http://www.oakwoodpress.co.uk/books/books_wa-we.htm#WARWICKSHIRE’SLIME AND CEMENT WORKS RAILWAYS

 

Richard