MURGATROYD'S BRINE PUMPS - The last of their kind

Phase 1 of the project to save Murgatroyd's Brine Pumps is now complete after seven years of work by the Town's Heritage Officer and George Twigg, formerly Chief Chemist at Murgatroyd's - thanks to Historic England with contributions from Cheshire East Council and Middlewich Town Council. Hopefully, phase 2 (work on the shaft and minor repairs) will follow in the coming year. We are not quite at the stage of getting volunteers working on site but we will be opening the site for visitors later this year


If there are any of you out there who are interested in volunteering your time in the coming year we'd love to hear from you  

middlewich.heritage.trust@gmail.com

MURGATROYD'S BRINE PUMPS - The last of their kind

The internal scaffold has been removed and brick supports have been installed for the gantry legs as a temporary support until more funding can be provided. The gantry still needs work around the footings which will form part of the internal structure around the well-head.

With only minor jobs to finish, the external scaffold will soon come down. The roof is now water-tight and the gantry has had some metal straps and plates fixed. So all looks in great shape - a distinct improvement over the state of the monument before work started..

If there are any of you out there who are interested in volunteering your time next year we'd love to hear from you  middlewich.heritage.trust@gmail.com