Marl Cold Store
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Marl Cold Store
Image: © Richard Hoare Taken: 31 Oct 2018
It was known as Marl Cold Store or Buffer Depot – for the reason below. Nearly fifty cold storage depots for food were built for the Ministry of Food during the Second World War. I believe butter, which was in short supply and rationed, was stored there at one time. It was rail connected to the adjacent Chester and Holyhead Railway main line by the 'Marl Siding' from 1939 and remained in operational use for rail traffic until about 1964.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.28111
Longitude
-3.790052