Monument record 2456/1/1 - Charles Moore Works

Salt works established south of and alongside the railway in 1906. Borehole went down 300-400 feet but brine level was often near surface and occasionally artesian well with slight gushing. A vacuum plant was erected in the 1930's. Company associated with yeast and glue making in Liverpool and became part of Distillers company in 1930's. Works closed down in 1950 because of critical problems due to subsidence. As a direct result of this closure Distillers acquired a 51% holding in Murgatroyds Salt & Chemical Co in 1954. Charles Moore site partly subsided but was a depot for secondhand chemical plant in 1974 (1).

<1> Twigg G D, 1994, Salt Working In Cheshire, /10 (Report). SCH2919.