EAW050360 ENGLAND (1953). Shell-Mex and BP Ltd oil storage depot on Chain Caul Road, Preston, 1953
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| Title | [EAW050360] Shell-Mex and BP Ltd oil storage depot on Chain Caul Road, Preston, 1953 |
| Reference | EAW050360 |
| Date | 3-July-1953 |
| Link | |
| Place name | PRESTON |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 350672, 429551 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.7483071211615, 53.759758327236 |
| National Grid Reference | SD507296 |
Pins
 Billy Turner |
Tuesday 31st of January 2017 05:53:39 PM | |
Billy Turner |
Tuesday 31st of January 2017 04:38:02 PM | |
Billy Turner |
Tuesday 31st of January 2017 04:19:10 PM | |
Billy Turner |
Tuesday 31st of January 2017 03:45:57 PM | |
 Pylons carrying HT power lines from the Ribble Power Station on the south (Penwortham) side across the river to the north. |
 DL |
Wednesday 11th of June 2014 09:12:11 AM |
| River Ribble |
DL |
Wednesday 11th of June 2014 09:09:04 AM |
DL |
Wednesday 11th of June 2014 09:08:42 AM | |
MB |
Friday 6th of June 2014 09:34:10 PM | |
| 'FINA' - a lost name in the petroleum industry today |
MB |
Friday 6th of June 2014 09:33:33 PM |
| Possibly an AEC, Guy or Maudsley. All three makes had lorries with a vertical strip in the centre of the radiator grille |
MB |
Friday 6th of June 2014 09:32:35 PM |
| Petrol pump (or diesel, perhaps) |
MB |
Friday 6th of June 2014 09:28:57 PM |
| National tanker - with a cab looking modern for 1953 |
MB |
Friday 6th of June 2014 09:28:14 PM |
| Single set of gates - no lock as such |
MB |
Friday 6th of June 2014 09:23:27 PM |
The lock is the area to the left of the gates where the tug is. The other set of gates is off the picture to the left as is the main dock basin. |
DL |
Wednesday 11th of June 2014 09:08:14 AM |
