Description and History of Site:-
Saltwick Nab Alum Works. Operational between 1650 and 1791, initially the alum liquor was taken to South Shields for processing. Little remains of the later alum house that was constructed to the east in 1770. A stone ramp exist on the shore.
Further Reading and References:-(1) Hall, C. 1996. The Saltwick project . Annual Newsletter of the Council of British Archaeology, Yorks. Branch Forum.
(2) Marshall, G. 1994. Saltwick Alum Works, an archaeological interpretation. Scarborough Arch. & Hist. Soc., Research Report No. 11.
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Key Words :- alum quarry works
Address :- Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO22 4JX
Grid Ref :- NZ 91430 11160
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.487552 , Long -0.590141
Local Authority :- Scarborough Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Scheduled Ancient Monument SAM
Historic England List No - 1017779,
Site Condition :- Site of Special Scientific Interest SSSI
Site Dates :- 1650 - 1791
Record Date :- 15 October 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Charles Morris
Grid Ref :- NZ 91430 11160
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.487552 , Long -0.590141
Local Authority :- Scarborough Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Scheduled Ancient Monument SAM
Historic England List No - 1017779,
Site Condition :- Site of Special Scientific Interest SSSI
Site Dates :- 1650 - 1791
Record Date :- 15 October 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Charles Morris