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'''ICI Hillhouse''' was a [[chlorine]]-production facility in [[Lancashire]], England. A division of [[Imperial Chemical Industries]] (ICI), it was active between 1941 and 1992. Its triangular footprint spread from the banks of the [[River Wyre]] at [[Wyre Estuary Country Park|Stanah]] in the east,<ref>[https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/ici-from-a-salt-works-to-a-chemical-giant-3246089 "ICI – from a salt works to a chemical giant"] – ''Blackpool Gazette'', 22 May 2021</ref> to Hillylaid Road to the southwest, to the southern edge of Fleetwood to the north. Its entrances were on Hillylaid Road (via the extant gate at the end of today's The Hawthorns) and on Butts Road in [[Burn Naze]]. |
'''ICI Hillhouse''' was a [[chlorine]]-production facility in [[Lancashire]], England. A division of [[Imperial Chemical Industries]] (ICI), it was active between 1941 and 1992. Its triangular footprint spread from the banks of the [[River Wyre]] at [[Wyre Estuary Country Park|Stanah]] in the east,<ref>[https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/ici-from-a-salt-works-to-a-chemical-giant-3246089 "ICI – from a salt works to a chemical giant"] – ''Blackpool Gazette'', 22 May 2021</ref> to Hillylaid Road to the southwest, to the southern edge of [[Fleetwood]] to the north. Its entrances were on Hillylaid Road (via the extant gate at the end of today's The Hawthorns) and on Butts Road in [[Burn Naze]]. |
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ICI Hillhouse expanded on a [[United Alkali Company]] venture begun in 1890.<ref>[https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/the-faces-of-fyldes-industrial-era-at-ici-3237157 "The faces of Fylde's industrial era at ICI"] – ''Blackpool Gazette'', 14 May 2021</ref> ICI General Chemical Divisions purchased the assets of Hillhouse and Burn Hall Works from the [[Ministry of Supply]]. A power plant was built on today's Bourne Way in 1958, providing ICI with electricity and steam power.<ref name="gazette3">[https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/looking-back-ici-rare-glimpse-inside-plants-fylde-chemical-giant-997501 "Looking back at ICI: A rare glimpse inside the plants of the Fylde chemical giant"] – ''Blackpool Gazette'', 13 September 2018</ref> A railway line—part of the [[Fleetwood branch line]]—was built to connect [[Burn Naze]] to [[Poulton-le-Fylde railway station|Poulton-le-Fylde]] and beyond. The line still exists today, although the [[Siding (rail)|sidings]] at Burn Naze were removed after all freight traffic ceased in 1999. |
ICI Hillhouse expanded on a [[United Alkali Company]] venture begun in 1890.<ref>[https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/the-faces-of-fyldes-industrial-era-at-ici-3237157 "The faces of Fylde's industrial era at ICI"] – ''Blackpool Gazette'', 14 May 2021</ref> ICI General Chemical Divisions purchased the assets of Hillhouse and Burn Hall Works from the [[Ministry of Supply]]. A power plant was built on today's Bourne Way in 1958, providing ICI with electricity and steam power.<ref name="gazette3">[https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/looking-back-ici-rare-glimpse-inside-plants-fylde-chemical-giant-997501 "Looking back at ICI: A rare glimpse inside the plants of the Fylde chemical giant"] – ''Blackpool Gazette'', 13 September 2018</ref> A railway line—part of the [[Fleetwood branch line]]—was built to connect [[Burn Naze]] to [[Poulton-le-Fylde railway station|Poulton-le-Fylde]] and beyond. The line still exists today, although the [[Siding (rail)|sidings]] at Burn Naze were removed after all freight traffic ceased in 1999. |
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Water from the [[Lancaster Canal]], beside Nateby Hall bridge, was extracted by ICI Hillhouse via 25-year lease. Around 6,000 [[Litre|megalitres]] (1.3 million [[Gallon|gallons]]) of water was obtained. The [[Borehole|boreholes]] the facility previously used resulted in the water turning [[Brackish water|brackish]] due to a [[Fault (geology)|fault line]] which runs between [[Barrow-in-Furness]] and [[the Fylde]].<ref>[https://www.garstangheritagesociety.org/events/exhibition-200th-anniversary-of-the-black-and-white-canal/ici-hillhouse-works/ ICI Hillhouse Works] – Garstang & District Heritage Society</ref> |
Water from the [[Lancaster Canal]], beside Nateby Hall bridge, was extracted by ICI Hillhouse via a 25-year lease. Around 6,000 [[Litre|megalitres]] (1.3 million [[Gallon|gallons]]) of water was obtained. The [[Borehole|boreholes]] the facility previously used resulted in the water turning [[Brackish water|brackish]] due to a [[Fault (geology)|fault line]] which runs between [[Barrow-in-Furness]] and [[the Fylde]].<ref>[https://www.garstangheritagesociety.org/events/exhibition-200th-anniversary-of-the-black-and-white-canal/ici-hillhouse-works/ ICI Hillhouse Works] – Garstang & District Heritage Society</ref> |
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ICI Hillhouse closed in 1992, after which the Burn Naze area subsequently suffered a downturn in fortunes.<ref name="gazette3" /><ref>[https://www.visitcleveleys.co.uk/about/history/history-of-cleveleys/ "Look Back into the History of Cleveleys"] – Visit Cleveleys, 13 March 2021</ref> |
ICI Hillhouse closed in 1992, after which the Burn Naze area subsequently suffered a downturn in fortunes.<ref name="gazette3" /><ref>[https://www.visitcleveleys.co.uk/about/history/history-of-cleveleys/ "Look Back into the History of Cleveleys"] – Visit Cleveleys, 13 March 2021</ref> |
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== Fire == |
== Fire == |
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On 26 July 1963, a fire broke out in an electric furnace at ICI Hillhouse. The furnace was used to heat anthracite to make carbide electro paste. While local brigades (Blackpool and Lancashire) also attended, the fire was fought by the on-site ICI Works fire brigade. A rush of flames injured seven firefighters, with Raymond Pearson, 40, dying a day later in hospital.<ref name="IFE">{{cite web |title=1963 - ICI Hillhouse |url=https://www.ife.org.uk/Firefighter-Safety-Incidents/Firefighter-Safety-Incidents/1963-ici-hillhouse/40241 |accessdate=18 October 2018 |website=www.ife.org.uk}}</ref> |
On 26 July 1963, a fire broke out in an electric furnace at ICI Hillhouse. The furnace was used to heat [[anthracite]] to make [[carbide]] electro paste. While local brigades (Blackpool and Lancashire) also attended, the fire was fought by the on-site ICI Works fire brigade. A rush of flames injured seven firefighters, with Raymond Pearson, 40, dying a day later in hospital.<ref name="IFE">{{cite web |title=1963 - ICI Hillhouse |url=https://www.ife.org.uk/Firefighter-Safety-Incidents/Firefighter-Safety-Incidents/1963-ici-hillhouse/40241 |accessdate=18 October 2018 |website=www.ife.org.uk}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 23:07, 22 June 2024
| ICI Hillhouse | |
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  Location of ICI Hillhouse | |
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| Built | 1941 |
| Location | Thornton-Cleveleys and Burn Naze, Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°52′57″N 2°59′52″W / 53.882483°N 2.9978532°W |
| Industry | Chlorine production |
| Defunct | 1992 |
ICI Hillhouse was a chlorine-production facility in Lancashire, England. A division of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), it was active between 1941 and 1992. Its triangular footprint spread from the banks of the River Wyre at Stanah in the east,[1] to Hillylaid Road to the southwest, to the southern edge of Fleetwood to the north. Its entrances were on Hillylaid Road (via the extant gate at the end of today's The Hawthorns) and on Butts Road in Burn Naze.
ICI Hillhouse expanded on a United Alkali Company venture begun in 1890.[2] ICI General Chemical Divisions purchased the assets of Hillhouse and Burn Hall Works from the Ministry of Supply. A power plant was built on today's Bourne Way in 1958, providing ICI with electricity and steam power.[3] A railway line—part of the Fleetwood branch line—was built to connect Burn Naze to Poulton-le-Fylde and beyond. The line still exists today, although the sidings at Burn Naze were removed after all freight traffic ceased in 1999.
Water from the Lancaster Canal, beside Nateby Hall bridge, was extracted by ICI Hillhouse via a 25-year lease. Around 6,000 megalitres (1.3 million gallons) of water was obtained. The boreholes the facility previously used resulted in the water turning brackish due to a fault line which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and the Fylde.[4]
ICI Hillhouse closed in 1992, after which the Burn Naze area subsequently suffered a downturn in fortunes.[3][5]
In 1999, Glasgow-based NPL Estates reached a £50 million agreement with ICI to create new housing, leisure, supermarket and shopping facilities on the Burn Naze portion of the land.[6] Another section became the Hillhouse Enterprise Zone.[7]
An inscription on the Thornton-Cleveleys War Memorial honors ICI Hillhouse workers who served in the first and second World Wars.[8][9]
Fire
On 26 July 1963, a fire broke out in an electric furnace at ICI Hillhouse. The furnace was used to heat anthracite to make carbide electro paste. While local brigades (Blackpool and Lancashire) also attended, the fire was fought by the on-site ICI Works fire brigade. A rush of flames injured seven firefighters, with Raymond Pearson, 40, dying a day later in hospital.[10]
References
- ^ "ICI – from a salt works to a chemical giant" – Blackpool Gazette, 22 May 2021
- ^ "The faces of Fylde's industrial era at ICI" – Blackpool Gazette, 14 May 2021
- ^ a b "Looking back at ICI: A rare glimpse inside the plants of the Fylde chemical giant" – Blackpool Gazette, 13 September 2018
- ^ ICI Hillhouse Works – Garstang & District Heritage Society
- ^ "Look Back into the History of Cleveleys" – Visit Cleveleys, 13 March 2021
- ^ "£50m plan for old ICI site". Lancashire Telegraph. 19 November 1999. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Hillhouse Technology Enterprise Zone". Invest in Lancashire. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Limited Fleetwood Works (Hillhouse)". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "ICI LIMITED War Memorial, FLEETWOOD WORKS, Thornton". www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "1963 - ICI Hillhouse". www.ife.org.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
