Former Croda site near Swinton
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Former Croda site near Swinton
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 4 Apr 2013
A view from the railway line south of Swinton station. This part of the site, bordered on the far side by the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation, was used by Croda for coal tar distillation and bitument manufacture. A detailed account of the state of the site in August 2011 is at http://roam.rotherham.gov.uk/PlanNet/documentstore%5CGY%20AND%20GROUND%20CONDITIONS_01_1.PDF . Controversally, housing is planned.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.479395
Longitude
-1.303823