Monthly Archives: December 2014

  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 →