Lion Salt Works
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Lion Salt Works is a historic open-pan salt production site in Cheshire, England, now preserved as an industrial heritage museum.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial heritage museum
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museum ⓘ open-pan salt works ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| closed | 1986 ⓘ |
| constructed | 1890s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAward | heritage and museum sector awards ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
brine pumps
ⓘ
evaporation pans ⓘ historic salt pans ⓘ workers’ facilities ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
brine tanks
ⓘ
canal-side wharf ⓘ chimneys ⓘ iron pans ⓘ timber-framed sheds ⓘ |
| hasMuseumTheme |
history of salt production
ⓘ
local industrial landscape ⓘ working lives of salt workers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Conservation Area
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Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| industry | salt production ⓘ |
| listedStatus | Grade II listed buildings on site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cheshire
ⓘ
Cheshire West and Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ Marston NERFINISHED ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Trent and Mersey Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Cheshire West and Chester Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Northwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programmes
ⓘ
family activities ⓘ guided tours ⓘ |
| opened | 1894 ⓘ |
| partOf | Cheshire salt industry ⓘ |
| productionMethod | open-pan evaporation ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | site of national industrial heritage importance ⓘ |
| reopenedAsMuseum | 2015 ⓘ |
| restorationCost | 10600000 GBP ⓘ |
| significance |
last surviving open-pan salt works in Cheshire
ⓘ
rare example of 19th-century salt-making technology ⓘ |
| underwentRestoration | 2012–2015 ⓘ |
| website | https://lionsaltworks.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk/ ⓘ |
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