For 40 years the Courtaulds factory dominated the outskirts of Preston. At its peak over 4,000 people worked there...
For 40 years the Courtaulds factory dominated the outskirts of Preston. At its peak over 4,000 people worked there. The factory was a pioneer of employing Muslim workers, and its location led to the development of the Ribbleton area.The lost Preston to Longridge railway fed the site, which also had its own power station. Next came the M6 motorway, which opened in 1958. The factory had its own motorway junction, and the two large brick chimneys were a very noticeable landmark.
The factory had its own power station, which was coal fired. The chimneys and large cooling towers dominated the local landscape. The boiler house stood next to the chimneys until the early 1980s.Before the Courtaulds factory and M6 were built, this was a rural area with a few isolated farms. In fact several farms were demolished in 1936 to make way for the factory.
Longridge Road was lined with farms and the only other transport link was the Longridge Railway. Red Scar mansion was situated close by, just above the bend in the river. The mansion was demolished in 1939 to make way for the factory.The main use of rayon was for tyre strengthening cord. Synthetic fibres came into their own in World War II as a cotton replacement. Rayon is actually made from wood pulp or cellulose so does not use oil, as with plastics.Bright, a type of fabric.
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