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Headed here to see what there was to see, should have brought a torch to have a proper look inside. as it was I was only able to see inside those areas that had some natural light.

Here is the history bit.

The site was originally the Gem Brick Tile and Terra Cotta Works Company and locals still refer to the site as the 'Gem'. In 1901 it was voluntary wound up and the Alyn Brick Tile & Terracota Company took over. The chimney was added in 1911 (built by Ephram Jones). By 1916 the plant had closed and it was then refitted as a silica works by Colin Steward Ltd. Local hard silica sandstone was taken from a quarry above the site and transported in trams down a cable tramway (there's still the remains of the winding houses up in nearby fields) The stone was then ground down to powder that was used by Lever Bros as the scouring agent in 'Vim'. The plant produced 600 tons of powder per week which was transported by rail from a private siding. The silica dust by-product was diverted to the chimney where it was captured by a water spray and piped to a nearby pond where it solidified and reclaimed the pond and marsh back into land. Colin Stewart Ltd closed when Levers ended the contract in 1959, More recently, the site was acquired by Clwyd Alloys, and was used as a foundry for the reclaimation of scrap metal. The site closed in 2002, and outline plans for housing have been submitted.

scrap metal


some form of barrier


Windows has crashed I mean smashed








Help water the weeds






For those who like bricks








fuse boxes


close up




more fuse boxes


wonder if these still work?


mind your step! hole to the culverted stream under the site, looks like it's brick lined with a concrete cap, might be worth a look in itself.


somone has been here


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