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Let’s open door 8     Following the end of canal haulage of waste by 1974, the rattlechain site has been accessed by one road for many years. John’s Lane has a changing history with the site, and there have … Continue reading →

  Let’s open door 7     New legislation in the 1970’s began to limit the types of waste that Albright and Wilson and other polluting chemical companies could dispose of into the environment. Unfortunately this new regulation did very … Continue reading →

Let’s open door 6 The Trinity Street Factory had convenient canal links for disposing of its toxic waste. The sites at The Gower Tip and at Rattlechain were the end of the line. Alfred Matty boats transported the cargo by … Continue reading →

Let’s open door 5     AW BOMBS. A mass produced incendiary grenade by Albright and Wilson and issued to the Home Guard. Utterly unfit for purpose, these “anti-tank” weapons were discarded and forgotten, but destroyed in large quantities. They … Continue reading →

  Let’s open door number 4     The Trinity Street Factory. A first and second world war Government contracted military installation, with plenty of surplus phosphorus related material to dispose of during the conflicts and of course after it. … Continue reading →

Let’s open door 3       The rattlechain brickworks and its former associated abandoned claypit, which by the time of this 1950 picture was already in use for waste dumping by Albright and Wilson. The lagoon at this stage … Continue reading →

Let’s open door 2         White phosphorus– or P4- the highly toxic solid responsible for poisoning dozens of birds at Rattlechain lagoon. A banned rat poison and military weapon. The picture above shows a lethal adult human dose … Continue reading →

Let’s open door 1   Albright and Wilson’s 20th Century empire is shown in this 1950’s map of their operations. The Oldbury site saw the deposit of much of its toxic waste moved to rattlechain lagoon. The legacy of pollution … Continue reading →

I used to love advent calendars as a kid. 24 doors to open and what lurks behind each door? Those lucky folks around Trinity Street HQ get a free calendar from the company delivered through their doors, as though they … Continue reading →

  Or so the saying goes. The truth about rattlechain lagoon, its toxic contents, incompetent regulation and subsequent mis-management by Albright and Wilson/Rhodia/Solvay has been revealed on this website. The waste tipped into the site was only licenced from 1978, … Continue reading →