Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt Works

Lion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt Works

England
List entry 1020841
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

Lion Salt Works is a scheduled ancient monument in Cheshire comprising the substantial remains of a nineteenth-century salt production facility. The site includes structural evidence of the evaporation pans, brine pumping apparatus, and associated industrial buildings that characterised salt manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution. The works operated as part of the broader Cheshire salt industry, which exploited local brine deposits to produce salt for chemical and domestic use. The surviving remains provide important archaeological evidence of industrial salt extraction and processing techniques employed in the nineteenth century.

Lion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt Works is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020841. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Lion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt Works?

Lion Salt Works is a scheduled ancient monument in Cheshire comprising the substantial remains of a nineteenth-century salt production facility. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020841.

Who is responsible for protecting Lion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt Works?

Lion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt Works is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020841.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt Works?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside features (2.3 km), Former soda ash and calcium nitrate works (3.7 km), Hulme Hall moated site (6.3 km).

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