2009

SS4684 : The Old Salt House : Interior

taken 14 years ago, near to Overton, Swansea/Abertawe, Wales

The Old Salt House : Interior
The Old Salt House : Interior
The Old Salt House was used for the manufacture of salt by panning the sea water and extracting it via evaporation since early Elizabethan times.

The first Salt House was built in the reign of Henry VIII by David Lucas for his son John, who later fortified it and used it as a base for smuggling and piracy. In the late 17th century it was occupied by another John Lucas a descendant who made his living quarrying limestone and exporting stone to make paint. In the early years of the 18th century the Salt House was destroyed in a great storm.

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Category: Ruins > Ruins
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Old Salt House [5] · 18th Century the Salt House was Destroyed [3] ·
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SS4684, 112 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Kev Griffin   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 2 October, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 6 October, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 469 846 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:32.3855N 4:12.5066W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 469 846
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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