The Managers Office
Built in 1900, this was the site managers office and the place that men would queue on pay day. It is a lightweight construction, wooden frame and foundations with brick infill. The wooden frame and foundations would allow the building to be jacked up should the ground subside which is a massive problem in and around Northwich and quite a lot of Cheshire. Salt has been produced in the county as long as man has been about. The Romans improved the technique, salt was a vaulable commodity. The three Cheshire 'wiches', Nantwich, Middlewich and Northwich were all salt producing towns. Salt production is still carried out in Middlewhich and Northwich but Winsford. Considering I've lived most of my life in Cheshire, it's only now I realise just how much of the landscape I live in has been and continues to be shaped by salt production.
The Managers Office
Built in 1900, this was the site managers office and the place that men would queue on pay day. It is a lightweight construction, wooden frame and foundations with brick infill. The wooden frame and foundations would allow the building to be jacked up should the ground subside which is a massive problem in and around Northwich and quite a lot of Cheshire. Salt has been produced in the county as long as man has been about. The Romans improved the technique, salt was a vaulable commodity. The three Cheshire 'wiches', Nantwich, Middlewich and Northwich were all salt producing towns. Salt production is still carried out in Middlewhich and Northwich but Winsford. Considering I've lived most of my life in Cheshire, it's only now I realise just how much of the landscape I live in has been and continues to be shaped by salt production.