Disused railway line, King's Weston Lane, Avonmouth
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Disused railway line, King's Weston Lane, Avonmouth
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 25 Nov 2007
Still in situ but no longer used, the line used to serve the chemical complex that takes up most of the square. The main company here, Rhodia, is to cease production here in 2008 ending a production history that began in 1917. More here in this rather outdated pdf http://www.rhodia.co.uk/media/cws/rhodia_in_the_country/global_locations/uk/docs/plant_data_sheet/en/Avonmouth_v1_m56577569830657403.pdf and the death warrant http://www.rhodia.co.uk/cws/news_detail.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673430770&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723696667367&bmUID=1196030536783
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Image Location
Latitude
51.514538
Longitude
-2.692247