Sunday, 23rd Jun 2019 - Run to The Lion Salt Works, Northwich

Morning coffee & breakfast at Aston Marina was followed by a scenic 55 mile run with excellent driving roads.

At our destination of the Lion Salt Works our tour guide gave an explanation as to how the salt works operated with some club members having their photograph taken to feature in a forthcoming magazine.

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Pre-run meet up at Aston Marina
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SMGEC at The Lion Salt Works
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The museum curator's MGTD
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Picnic time !
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The Stars of SMGEC . . . some of our members taking part in a publicity shoot for a forthcoming magazine publication
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Just outside the salt works gates is the Salt Barge pub. Workers were allowed 1 pint per day to 'quench their thirst'.
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Outside the Manager's Office
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Peter collects his hard earned pay !
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The Smithy
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The chimney stack and a reconditioned railway truck
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Salt mining has been around for a long time. Here are some salt pans from Roman and Medieval times.
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Salt Sacks. You may not have heard of Paterson Zochonis, but check your Cussons or Imperial Leather soap . . . they are made by PZ Cusson, the modern Paterson Zochonis after a series of mergers in the 1980's and 1990's.
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Fuelling the furnances that heated the salt pans containing the brine from which the salt was extracted.
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Coordinated chairs

Modified Stag!

Teatime before driving home

Paul woz here!