WAW034018 WALES (1950). View of Synthite Ltd, Works near Mold
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Details
| Title | [WAW034018] View of Synthite Ltd, Works near Mold |
| Reference | WAW034018 |
| Date | 1950 |
| Link | Coflein Archive Item 6414449 |
| Place name | |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | WALES |
| Easting / Northing | 323270, 364930 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -3.1481370698613, 53.175650320508 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ233649 |
Pins
 Goods siding from the Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway. By 1968 the line terminated at Synthite. In 1983 Synthite moved from rail to road transport and the railway line was lifted. |
totoro |
Monday 20th of July 2015 07:04:23 PM |
| Denbigh Road |
totoro |
Monday 20th of July 2015 06:58:08 PM |
| Synthite Ltd
Alyn Works Mold
The site was used by Mold Cotton Mill from 1792 but was destroyed by fire in 1866.
A tinplate works was established on the site in 1878.
During WW2 the site was an ordnance depot.
Acquired by Synthite in 1950.
Synthite originally founded in 1920 at West Bromwich producing resins and in due course producing formaldehyde.
1928 became part of Charles Tennant Group.
Formaldehyde production began in Mold in 1950 and in 1991 all production moved to Mold.
The Synthite site was served by a goods siding from the Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway. By 1968 the line terminated at Synthite. In 1983 Synthite moved from rail to road transport and the railway line was lifted. |
totoro |
Monday 20th of July 2015 06:53:28 PM |
| Steam locomotive: a small 0-4-0 saddle tank engine |
MB |
Saturday 26th of April 2014 06:58:50 PM |