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Tryddyn Vale (?) oil works
| Location | 53.129771, -3.106684 ,  |
|---|---|
| Former parish and county | Parish of Mold, Flintshire |
| Current local authority area | Flintshire |
| Opened | pre-1872 |
| Closed | shown intact on the 1872 OS map. |
| Ownership history | unknown |
| Current status of site | Woodland |
A small oil works, identified only as "oil works" on the first edition (1872) OS map, seemingly consisting of a single bench of retorts. This site, immediately adjacent to the L&NWR Tryddn branch, lay about a third of a mile east of Tryddyn Vale Cannel Pits.
Maps
Ordnance Survey maps reproduced by kind permission of the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland.
- (1) 6" OS map c.1872 showing oil works
- (2) 6" OS map c.1898, following clearance of the site
- (3) Google earth image c.2009
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