Revealing Murgatroyd’s
A special opening and guided tour of the last intact brine pumps in the UK.
A special tour of Middlewich telling the story of salt making from Iron Age to present day. Walking from our town centre to the Trent & Mersey Canal and the Murgatroyd’s Brine Pump site. Learn about our settlement, its salt-working history and the transport network that still keeps it going today.
On site there will be a chance to see the Brine Pumps restoration project and some of the Murgatroyd’s archival collection.
Free event
Saturday 14th July 1pm – 4pm – site opening
Sunday 15th July 1pm – 4pm – site opening
Sunday 15th July 12 noon – 2pm Guided Walk
Brook’s Lane, Middlewich CW10 0JG (site) Lewin St, Middlewich (tour), Cheshire CW10 9AT
Sat 14 Jul 2018 and Sun 15 Jul 2018