Date/Time
Date(s) - 2nd December 2025
7:30 pm
Location
Hazelmere
Categories
By David Nellist
The Weaver Navigation was developed to transport salt and coal. It opened in 1732, connecting Winsford with the River Mersey soon becoming a vital trade route. The Navigation was a key factor in the prosperity of Cheshire’s salt and chemical industry industry turning Winsford into a significant boat-building, engineering and manufacturing area.
David will explore how the Navigation influenced the salt trade turning mid-Cheshire into the world’s largest salt manufacturing area. By the early 1900s, Winsford’s salt manufacturing was at its peak but it was soon to falter and by the 1960s was at an end; we will explore the reasons for the decline.
Sponsored by Cliff Dickenson & Son