George Twigg, aged 89, retired chemist and salt researcher/historian in Cheshire died peacefully on 25th November, 2016 after a long illness. His funeral was held on 5th December.
George Twigg was a chemist at BP Chemicals in Middlewich and through his work monitoring salt being made by the open pan process at Murgatroyd's Salt Works became interested in the history and development of salt making. He saw the closure of the open pan process and a transfer of production to vacuum evaporation and the phasing out of 'wild brine' pumping and the introduction of controlled brine pumping through solution mining techniques.
More to follow....
A blog for those interested in the heritage and culture of traditional salt making in the UK.
Sunday, 18 December 2016
Saturday, 10 December 2016
Saltcote No.4 Out Soon
Issue 2016, No.4 of Saltcote, the newsletter of Ecosal-UK will be out soon.
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Thursday, 22 September 2016
Fanfare of the Salt
In 1778 Thomas Pennant, during his Tour into Wales, recorded a manuscript, then in the possession of Lewis Morris of Anglesey, of ancient music that held musical notation of a 'Fanfare of the Salt' collected by Robert ap Huw in 1620.
Robert ap Huw made a note that the music would have been played when salt was brought to the table of King Arthur and his knights.
The notation has been brought up to date by Simon Chadwick and a recording upload to Youtube.
Robert ap Huw made a note that the music would have been played when salt was brought to the table of King Arthur and his knights.
The notation has been brought up to date by Simon Chadwick and a recording upload to Youtube.
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
Shire Book - The Salt Industry
The Shire Book on The Salt Industry has been reprinted with a new cover illustration.
Link to order a copy at - http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-salt-industry-9780747806486/
On demand printing.
56 page
ISBN s9780747806486
Link to order a copy at - http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-salt-industry-9780747806486/
On demand printing.
56 page
ISBN s9780747806486
Sunday, 3 July 2016
VOTE Lion Salt Works in HLF Heritage Awards 2016
Please vote for the Lion Salt Works in the 2016 Heritage Awards.
Lion Salt Works opened in June 2015 after a 30-year campaign to save the UK’s last open pan salt making site in Cheshire. The four-year restoration has turned a Scheduled Ancient Monument from a dilapidated structure into a museum, preserving a key part of our industrial history.
Lion Salt Works opened in June 2015 after a 30-year campaign to save the UK’s last open pan salt making site in Cheshire. The four-year restoration has turned a Scheduled Ancient Monument from a dilapidated structure into a museum, preserving a key part of our industrial history.
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Saturday, 23 April 2016
Shakespeare - 400th Anniversary
'We have some salt of our youth in us.'
William Shakespeare,"The Merry Wives of Windsor", Act 2 scene 3
400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare.
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