Andrew Fielding is building a map with references to salt sites across the UK.
It is being constantly updated, so is 'work in progress'.
Please send in any suggestions for sites to add to the map.
A blog for those interested in the heritage and culture of traditional salt making in the UK.
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Tuesday, 15 December 2015
Saltcote Issue No.3
The 3rd issue of our newsletter is now available.
http://issuu.com/ecosaluk/docs/saltcote_2015_no3/1
http://issuu.com/ecosaluk/docs/saltcote_2015_no3/1
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Buy a Copy of John Henry Cooke 1848-1928 'a very worthy gentleman'
A&A Fielding Ltd have published a second book through the on demand service of Blurb.
John Henry Cooke was the first clerk to the Winsford Local Board, Cheshire and was solicitor for those promoting the Brine Pumping (compensation for subsidence) Bill of 1881 and for the second Bill which became an Act in 1891.
Some years ago Andrew and Annelise Fielding bought a copy of JH Cooke's book describing the celebrations that took place in Cheshire to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in which he had written notes about his life and his work dedicated to the people of Winsford. The notes describe his life and his education as he trained to become a solicitor and the sadness from which he never really recovered following the death of two of his sons in the Great War. His library about the salt industry in Cheshire was used by Albert F Calvert while Calvert was compiling his book Salt in Cheshire published in 1915.
John Henry Cooke was the first clerk to the Winsford Local Board, Cheshire and was solicitor for those promoting the Brine Pumping (compensation for subsidence) Bill of 1881 and for the second Bill which became an Act in 1891.
Some years ago Andrew and Annelise Fielding bought a copy of JH Cooke's book describing the celebrations that took place in Cheshire to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in which he had written notes about his life and his work dedicated to the people of Winsford. The notes describe his life and his education as he trained to become a solicitor and the sadness from which he never really recovered following the death of two of his sons in the Great War. His library about the salt industry in Cheshire was used by Albert F Calvert while Calvert was compiling his book Salt in Cheshire published in 1915.
Wednesday, 7 October 2015
Separating the Salt from the Sand
Photo sent from the Morecambe Bay Partnership of the talk 'Separating the Salt from the Sand' last Saturday at Silverdale.
A room full of people interested in the enigmatic, historic salt making process of washing salt from the sands and silts of Morecambe Bay. Hopefully the Morecambe Bay Partnership, through the Headland to Headspace programme will begin to seek out some of the sites mentioned in documents
The talk was an introduction to the process, which is little understood, and will lead to further work to understand how the process was carried out around the Bay from Barrow to Fleetwood.
Some members of the audience had already started personal research projects, making salt themselves, studying the monastic records or transcribing inventory records. Still lots to do though.
Hopefully we will be able to give a demonstration of the process during an event next summer.
A room full of people interested in the enigmatic, historic salt making process of washing salt from the sands and silts of Morecambe Bay. Hopefully the Morecambe Bay Partnership, through the Headland to Headspace programme will begin to seek out some of the sites mentioned in documents
The talk was an introduction to the process, which is little understood, and will lead to further work to understand how the process was carried out around the Bay from Barrow to Fleetwood.
Some members of the audience had already started personal research projects, making salt themselves, studying the monastic records or transcribing inventory records. Still lots to do though.
Hopefully we will be able to give a demonstration of the process during an event next summer.
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Separating the Salt from the Sand
Talk to Headlands to Headspace, Morecambe Bay Partnership
Separating the Salt from the Sand
by Andrew Fielding
Saturday 3rd October
Elizabeth Gaskell Centre, Silverdale
Starts 2pm
Book through MBP
Separating the Salt from the Sand
by Andrew Fielding
Saturday 3rd October
Elizabeth Gaskell Centre, Silverdale
Starts 2pm
Book through MBP
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
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