Chimney ID in Spittal (Berwick)

[dagrizz]

We were in the Berwick area recently and could see this old chimney across the water in Spittal and wondered what industry it was used for. A visit to Spittal did not provide any further clues, and asking a few people nearby nor later Googling gave an answer.

 

 

Does anyone on here know its history? 

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Graham

 

[Steamport Southport]

Anything here?

 

https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/berwick-upon-tweed/berwick-upon-tweed/

 

Quick look through suggests it might be something unsavoury such as manure factories....

 

 

 

This suggests fertiliser works. 

 

https://beyondthewindowbox.wordpress.com/2018/06/21/evening-spittal-point/

 

 

 

 

 

Jason

[Dava]

The area between Tweedmouth and Spittal on the south bank of the Tweed has an interesting industrial history. Tweed Dock is close to the Old Bridge over the Tweed. The industries downstream on Spittal Point included manure factories which made fertiliser. There were later chemical works on the site before it closed and the sites of old factories can still be seen. There was access to coal via the Berwick pier railway from Scremerston. Later there was a switchback line down to the dock from the NBR at Tweedmouth Junction. The viaducts and route can still be seen.

 

On a sunny clear day the walk from Spittal Point along the coast to Spittal and the end of the prom is a pleasure. Good for spotting ECML trains, last year 92s were still much in evidence.

 

 

Dava

[Steamport Southport]

One of those places where you ask the locals what the funny smell is and they say "What smell?"

 

I grew up within smelling distance of Runcorn and Widnes, and you got used to it.

[2mm Andy]

The "side-by-side" OS maps feature available on the National Library of Scotland website are quite useful, especially as the chimney casts quite a distinctive shadow on the present day aerial photo.

 

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=18&lat=55.76090&lon=-1.99361&layers=168&right=ESRIWorld

 

As others have said, seems to be a relic of a manure works/chemical works.

 

Andy

[dagrizz]

Thanks everyone, I just hope they don't demolish the chimney when they develop the area for more housing.

 

Graham

[ColinK]

My Dad comes from Berwick on the other bank of the Tweed. He tells me the chimney

was at Harry Taylor’s Bacon Factory.

[ColinK]

My Dad came on my bus for a trip out today. Says it was built in the 1930s.