Panoramic view of Buckley industry looking South East"

Buckley

1905

PANORAMIC VIEW OF BUCKLEY INDUSTRY LOOKING SOUTH EAST

From Brookhill in the left foreground, Buckley Railway can be seen going round a brown building and behind kilns by Liverpool Road Bridge.

The group on the left skyline is Globe, Old Ewloe, and Etna Brickworks with Knowl Hill and Mount Brickworks in the right foreground. Buckley church can be seen between the chimneys on the right.

BUCKLEY'S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE

PICTURE NUMBER 45

see entry number 1.119

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The notes below, covering several subjects, are also entered under the specific the specific entries, where appropriate

INTERESTING EVENTS IN BUCKLEY - Compiled by James Bentley

19312 May Mount Pleasant Colliery finished working.

24 Dec No. 3 Elm Pit ceased.

19333 Sept Elm chimney felled.

193412 May Elm colliery ceased winding.

19351 June John Smith (3ft. dwarf) died. He was aged 76. 28" high. Coffin 30"

long. He had a normal height son.

193616 June John Summers, Shotton, took possession of "Trap" Brickworks and

started it on Monday 11 May 1936.

1942 18 August New chimney built 80 ft. high.

5 Sept Old Ewloe Pottery (Hayes) closed. G Dyment was potter.

18 October Was 150^th Anniversary. "Elfed" (Rev. Elvet Lewis) unveiled plaque at

Chapel. Hawkesbury Hall and grounds sold for £2,500 by Mrs Dobson to B.Y.P.C. Originally built by Jonathan Catherall, 1800.

1944Castle Brickworks took over Parry's Brickworks (from Geo. Lewis

Diary).

Author: Bentley, James

Panoramic view of Buckley industry looking South East"

Buckley

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