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Dear Class31, thank you for all your valuable insight on this image, thanks to you we have now confirmed this as Courtaulds Ltd. Aber Works based in Flint. The location will be updated on here in due course, thanks again for your continued support of Britain from Above.
Natasha Scullion
Britain from Above Activity Officer
Tuesday 16th April
9:24am
Building dated 1909 on rainwater hoppers as seen on Google earth.
Monday 6th August
8:59pm
Building is now called Enterprise House and is used as a centre for small businesses. The website even gives a floorplan although not to scale.
Tuesday 7th August
7:01am
The same photograph may be found on the RCAHMW Coflein website entitled Courtaulds Ltd. Aber Works, Flint with the same file reference number WPW018857. Catalogue number C878714
The page is also entitled British Glanztoff Works.
Tuesday 7th August
6:31am
Photo is taken facing east.
Have found evidence that the British Glanztoff Company established an artificial silk mill in Flint in 1907.
Monday 6th August
9:48pm
Waste tips of New Flint Colliery
Monday 6th August
9:44pm
Swinchiard Walk
Monday 6th August
9:36pm
This is the works shown in reverse in photo WPW040156.
The main works building has gone today but the offices and the gatehouse are extant. The rainwater hoppers on the offices are dated 1909 and can be seen on Google earth.
Monday 6th August
9:23pm
Eureka
Monday 6th August
9:08pm
Gatehouse still extant.
Monday 6th August
9:04pm