Steetly

[mick dunn]

Heres some old pics i found on Steetly guys.
Scribblers Gallery :: Steetley Magnesite demolition in 2003

Scribblers Gallery :: Steetley Magnesite

 

[mick dunn]

and for anyone interested heres the future. Thank goodness for nesting birds.
A little history about the site:
1937: Site acquired by Steetley. New process allows magnesium to be produced from sea water.
1938: Plant opens and expands rapidly.
1961: Chimney built which is seen across Hartlepool.
1962: World's largest settling tank built on the site.
1967: 5,147 tons of magnesium produced a week.
1997: Britmag takes over the site from Redland.
2002: Britmag goes into administration, and the site is reborn as CJC Chemicals.
2005: CJC also falls on hard times and the area falls into disrepair.
2005: Culford Properties become free-holders of the site and draw up plans for a 500-home estate.
2006: Children caught by the Mail diving into the settling tanks.
2007: (August) Children snapped by local resident playing among the rubble.
2007: (September) English Nature opposes building plans because of breeding birds near the site.
2007: (October) The council puts £100,000 aside in case they have to clear the site.

 

[scully]

and for anyone interested heres the future. Thank goodness for nesting birds.
A little history about the site:
1937: Site acquired by Steetley. New process allows magnesium to be produced from sea water.
1938: Plant opens and expands rapidly.
1961: Chimney built which is seen across Hartlepool.
1962: World's largest settling tank built on the site.
1967: 5,147 tons of magnesium produced a week.
1997: Britmag takes over the site from Redland.
2002: Britmag goes into administration, and the site is reborn as CJC Chemicals.
2005: CJC also falls on hard times and the area falls into disrepair.
2005: Culford Properties become free-holders of the site and draw up plans for a 500-home estate.
2006: Children caught by the Mail diving into the settling tanks.
2007: (August) Children snapped by local resident playing among the rubble.
2007: (September) English Nature opposes building plans because of breeding birds near the site.
2007: (October) The council puts £100,000 aside in case they have to clear the site.

& most of the North East Coast .

The beginng of the , it seems .

Mmmmmmm........

 

[mick dunn]

Do the council own this land or Culford properties?.

 

[paulthespark]

the pic you took of the jetty was excellent, gives people a good prospective of the pier, and it was taken at a low tide.

 

[mick dunn]

Paul i was just bored last night thought i,d check google for Steetly. The photo was took by someone else a few years ago.
I like it as well-my mate Ian swears the pier gets longer everytime we walk up it.

 

[mick dunn]

Culford properties.
Heres the time table lads. Looks like we might get another couple of seasons.
£100m homes for Steetley - Hartlepool Mail

 

[bazw]

might be even later with the credit crunch

 

[treeboa]

Conservation body Natural England previously objected to the plans as the provision of new sea defences to protect the homes will see the loss of five hectares of birds' habitat.

obviously no one from there is looking to buy one of the proposed new houses then

one thing i have read that takes the **** is the council has money set aside for cleaning the area up, i would have thought that the owners were responsible for that as they created the problem, or if new owners, as they purchased the site with that problem and its part the purchase agreement

never know, if it goes ahead they may just build the anglers a nice, cctv covered car park

 

[mick dunn]

Land up here at the old works at Consett all had to be cleaned before building work took place. It was contaminated by all the ****e off the old steel works. They have only done a couple of acres to date.
It is not a cheap or quick process cleaning it up. I used to have a bit crack with the lads on the sites when i was walking me dog.

 

[scully]

obviously no one from there is looking to buy one of the proposed new houses then

one thing i have read that takes the **** is the council has money set aside for cleaning the area up, i would have thought that the owners were responsible for that as they created the problem, or if new owners, as they purchased the site with that problem and its part the purchase agreement

never know, if it goes ahead they may just build the anglers a nice, cctv covered car park

Aye , you would think so , wouldn't you ? But it'll be the Hartlepool Council tax payers who pay the bill , I'll bet

Do you think they'll put a shuttle bus on aswell ?

There'll be more chance of a Potholing club setting up there first..

 

[treeboa]

Do you think they'll put a shuttle bus on aswell ?

now thats worth having, save the walk

wonder if they can stretch to a cleaning depot as well, save taking all your waste home