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The
Shelton Iron & Steel Works site transformed from industrial
wasteland to, National Garden Festival to retail park.......
Aerial photograph of
the Shelton works c.1950
The amount of damage and desolation to the
surrounding area can clearly be seen. The Trent and Mersey canal can
be seen passing through the works.
Wedgwood's pottery works are in the bottom right hand corner.
Aerial photograph of the Etruria
Northern site showing the steelmaking plant and the rolling mill in
the early 1960s
Arial view of the
Festival Site - taken seven months before the opening in 1986
To the left is the Trent & Mersey
Canal, beyond the canal is the remaining part of
British Steel, Shelton Works, which continued to roll steel until
April 2000.
At the bottom of the
photo is the A53 Etruria Road, below the road is Etruria Park.
Running up the left hand side of the photo is the Trent and Mersey
Canal
Etruria Hall can be
seen in the approximate middle of the picture.
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