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Lion Salt Works
53.2753° N, -2.4952° E
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The Lion Salt Works is the last remaining open pan salt works in Marston, near Northwich, Cheshire, England. It closed as a works in 1986 and is now preserved as a museum.
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Site reopens as heritage attraction
5 June 2015
John Thompson enters salt trade
1842
Platt's Hill Mine sunk
1843
Alliance Salt Works lease obtained
1857
Lion Salt Works established
1894
Death of Henry Ingram Thompson
1937
Henry Lloyd Thompson joins
1947
New pans added
1954
Additional pan and stove built
1965
Closure of works
1986
Trust formed to preserve site
1993
Heritage Lottery Fund award
March 2008
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Archaeological Features
Unique architectural and cultural elements found at this historical site
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Storage Structures
WarehousesStore shedCanal salt shed
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Water Management Features
WellsCisternsBrine tank
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Public and Civic Structures
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Industrial and Craft Structures
Pan shedsStovesEngine shedSmithiesWorkshopsMines
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Domestic and Habitation Structures
HousesManager's HouseInn (converted cottages)
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Environmental and Natural Features
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Food Production and Processing Features
Fish processing areasButter pans
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Transportation and Communication Structures
TrackwaysQuaysShipyardsMineral railway
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