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DIC - ICI (Mond Division) - 18th century - 20th century
- 2 - United Alkali Co Ltd and predecessors, subsidiaries and associated organisations
  - 2 - Records Emanating From or Specifically Relating to Individual Works of the Company (including Records of Predecessor Firms).
    - 22 - Pilkington works and Sullivan works, Widnes.

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Item
Reference	DIC/UA 16/87
Title	Photographs taken at Pilkington works, Widnes.
Date	N.d. c.1900
Description	Include views of salt-cake furnaces, black ash revolvers, cake ovens, tar stills, organic works, fitting shop, joiner's shop and Weldon bleach chambers. Also include group staff portrait and photographs showing the effects of "The Big Fire" when Tanhouse and Moss Bank stations were completely flooded with acid and water (n.d.). Originally the property of Mr Cecil Harding. Deposited with ICI Alkali Division 1962.
Extent	31 items
Location	Held offsite - consult staff

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