Description

SJ 67 NE MARSTON C.P. OLLERSHAW LANE
(West side)

2/13 Canal Salt Shed at Lion
Salt Works

GV II

Salt shed, mid C19, timber framed, weatherboarded, roof replaced in
corrugated asbestos. Gabled, approximately 30 metres by 10 metres.
Doors to Trent and Mersey Canal at one end; large loading entry from
forecourt at other end; high level loading door, with internal
platform, opening to canal bridge embankment. The horizontal boarding
is on inner side of frame with ventilation gaps between boards. Some
upper boarding has been replaced in corrugated asbestos.
The only surviving salt shed for storage and transfer of salt from a
working salt-works to canal boats.

Listing NGR: SJ6706675530

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q58853112

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)