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Press and moulding bench at the Vulcan Refractories Ltd., factory at Cheadle. The works manufactures a comprehensive range of high performance refractory shapes and infra-red heaters.

Kiln cars at the Vulcan Refractories Ltd. factory at Cheadle. The works manufactures a comprehensive range of high performance refractory shapes and infra-red heaters. The goods for firing are placed within these structures before placing in the kiln.

Doors on a row of dryers at the Vulcan Refractories Ltd. factory at Cheadle. The works manufactures a comprehensive range of high performance refractory shapes and infra-red heaters. The green products spend some time in these before progressing to the kilns.

Press and bench for preparing moulds at the Vulcan Refractories Ltd. factory at Cheadle. The works manufactures a comprehensive range of high performance refractory shapes and infra-red heaters. Some of the green product can be seen on the left.

Two presses for the production of larger refractory items at the factory of Vulcan Refractories Ltd. The business was established in 1969 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, and manufactures a comprehensive range of high performance refractory shapes and infra-red heaters.

Boilers sleeping in the remains of their building at the Cheadle bleachworks.

Derelict boilers amidst the remains of the Cheadle Bleachworks. The site was cleared for housing soon after I took this photo.

Probably the best surviving features at the Cheadle Bleachworks at the time of this photo were the two boilers. The Lancashire type to the right and the more modern oil or gas fired successor on the left. I strongly suspect that the white insulation that was lying all around was asbestos.

The Baum Washer tower stand prominent at the site of New Haden Colliery. The pit was plagued by water problems and, after attempts to work the Four Feet coal in 1942 led to an greatly increased inflow, it was abandoned in June 1943. There are still many buildings on the site including the rare washer survival.

Work to remodel the New Haden Colliery at Cheadle commenced in January 1927. The work included widening the No.8 upcast shaft from 8ft in diameter to 14ft and sinking deeper to reach the Woodhead seam. The coal was reached on 5th January 1929 and the final depth of the shaft was 340 yards. A new steel headgear was erected and a winding engine by Markham of Chesterfield installed. This had cylinders 26ins diameter and 5 ft stroke with a winding drum 16ft in diameter. The colliery was plagued by water problems and after attempts to work the Four Feet coal in 1942 led to an greatly increased inflow the pit was abandoned in June 1943. The Markham winder was dismantled and sold for use at a colliery in Hollinwood, Oldham.

New Haden Colliery was acquired by John Slater in 1917 and became part of his Berry Hill group in 1922. A brickworks was opened at New Haden to use clay worked from measures adjacent to the Little Dilhorne seam at the colliery. It was still operating in 1947 although the colliery had closed in 1943. I suspect that by then the works was using pit shale from the tips as a raw material. Information from Mr J P Cartlidge via Ken Perkins.

Probably the best surviving features at the Cheadle Bleachworks at the time of this photo were the two boilers. The Lancashire type to the right and the more modern oil or gas fired successor on the left. I strongly suspect that the white insulation that was lying all around was asbestos.

Cheadle bleachworks.