Tyne and Wear HER(2078): North Shields, Whitehill Point Whiting and Salt Manufactory

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"Whitehill Point Whiting and Salt Manufactory was connected to Backworth Wagonway (HER ref. 1113) by a wagonway (HER ref. 2082). By mid-nineteenth century the sea salt industry had almost disappeared, but some salt making was being pursued using Cheshire or Irish Rock salt imported to the Tyne. Wilkinson had a system for employing the waste heat of coke ovens for the production of salt....."
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Link: http://twsitelines.info/SMR/2078
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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